2 Kings 6:26–27
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
And as the king of Israel was passing by vpon the wall, there cried a woman vnto him, saying, Helpe, my lord, O king.
And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
And he said, ‖If the LORD do not helpe thee, whence shall I helpe thee? out of the barne floore, or out of the wine presse?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, Let not the LORD saue thee
Narration uses the Pure Cambridge Edition.
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- 2 Samuel 14:4Rank 1 from verse 26
- Acts 21:28Rank 2 from verse 26
28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
28Crying out, Men of Israel, helpe: this is y e man that teacheth al men euery where against the people, and the law, and this place: and farther brought Greeks also into the Temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
- Isaiah 10:3Rank 3 from verse 26
3And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
3And what wil ye doe in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from farre? To whom wil ye flee for helpe? And where will yee leaue your glory?
From verse 27
- Psalms 118:8–9Rank 1 from verse 27
- Psalms 124:1–3Rank 2 from verse 27
1IF it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
1¶ If it had not bene the LORD who was on our side: nowe may Israel say:
2If it had not bene the LORD, who was on our side, when men rose vp against vs:
3Then they had swallowed vs vp quicke: when their wrath was kindled against vs.
- Jeremiah 17:5Rank 3 from verse 27
- Psalms 127:1Rank 4 from verse 27
- Psalms 146:3Rank 5 from verse 27
- Psalms 60:11Rank 6 from verse 27
- Psalms 62:8Rank 7 from verse 27
- Isaiah 2:2Rank 8 from verse 27
2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
2And it shall come to passe in the *‖last dayes, that the mountaine of the LORDs house shall be established in the top of the mountaines, and shall be exalted aboue the hilles; and all nations shall flow vnto it.
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2 Kings 6:26
A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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1. Moving through, by, over, or out. 2. Surpassing or exceeding.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.
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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.
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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.
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A master, owner, ruler, husband, or other man in authority.
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2 Kings 6:27
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
From what or which place, person, source, origin, cause, or condition.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, vntill an asses head was solde for fourescore pieces of siluer, and the fourth part of a kab of doues doung for fiue pieces of siluer.
26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
26And as the king of Israel was passing by vpon the wall, there cried a woman vnto him, saying, Helpe, my lord, O king.
Selected passage27And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
27And he said, ‖If the LORD do not helpe thee, whence shall I helpe thee? out of the barne floore, or out of the wine presse?
Selected passage28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
28And the king said vnto her, What aileth thee? And shee answered, This woman said vnto me, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him to day, and wee will eate my sonne to morrow.