2 Kings 6:24-33: Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.

October 5, 2023 - 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him? 33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? (2 Kings 6:24-33 KJV)

Today’s Bible devotional examines our reaction to dire situations. We can get angry with God. Many people do. We can blame Him. Numerous people do. We can choose to say God cannot help us. Countless people do. In Samaria they faced a terrible famine. It s

October 20, 2016 - 6 For the LORD had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us.” 7 So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.

Remember the day before the king had come with his message to take off Elisha’s head. The king declared that this trouble was from the Lord and there was no reason to wait for the Lord any longer (6:33).

May 11, 2021 - Syria is besieging Samaria. They have cut off all lines of supply and food has run out. The people are desperate and the ‘price of food’ is deadly.

May 24, 2023 - In summary, 2nd Kings 6:24-33 M(AMPC) is a rich passage that not only depicts a historical event of great suffering but also holds critical lessons about human resilience, the role of leadership, divine sovereignty, trust in God's providence, ...

Ben-hadad.—Ben-hadad II., who had besieged Samaria in the reign of Ahab (1Kings 20:1). He is mentioned on the monuments of Shalmaneser II., now in the British Museum, under the designation of Rammânu-hidri, or idri. Now, as the Assyrians identified their god Rammûnu (Rimmon) with the Syrian ...

2 Kings 6:24-33 Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege to Samaria. There was a great famine in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a cab ...

II. The besieging of Samaria by the Syrians and the great distress the city was reduced to (v. 24-33).

April 22, 2025 - The sin of cannibalism. See 2 Kings 6:28-29.

And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, u“Do you see how this son of va murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?” 33 And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, “Surely this calamity is from the Lord; wwhy should I wait for the Lord any longer?”

The messenger.—Ewalďs correction, “the king” (melek for maľāk), is certainly right. In the rapid progress of the story, the arrival and momentary exclusion of the messenger is understood. The approach of the king may have been seen from the upper part of Elisha’s house · Came ...

2 Kings 6:31-33 He said, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!' Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, 'Don't you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head?

Verses 24-33 This last paragraph of this chapter should, of right, have been the first of the next chapter, for it begins a new story, which is there continued and concluded. Here is, I. The siege which the king of Syria laid to Samaria and the great distress which the city was reduced to thereby.

The whole story was a lesson to both countries that God controlled their destinies (20-23). Some time later the Syrians returned and besieged Samaria. With people dying of starvation and no help from God in sight, the king blamed Elisha for the trouble and tried to murder him ...

2 Kings 6:24-33: And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

March 22, 2024 - Instead of killing them all, Elisha told the king of Israel to make a feast for them and send them on their way. STARVATION IN SAMARIA DURING THE SYRIAN SEIGE (6:24-33):

February 16, 2023 - I. (6:24-33) PREPARATION FOR SALVATION MUST NOT BE RESISTED · A. (:24-25) Desperation is the Preparation for Salvation · 1. (:24) Samaria was Under Siege by Powerful Forces · “Now it came about after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered ...

April 24, 2025 - This verse serves as the beginning of a larger story where Israel would face extreme hardship due to the siege. Despite the peaceful resolution between the two nations in the previous verses, the king of Aram has once again turned hostile, seeking to conquer Israel by cutting off their resources.