1; Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria.
3; Four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring
tidings of their flight.
12; The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the
tents of the Syrians.
17; The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty,
having the charge of the gate, is trodden to death in the
press.
* Elisha said. See on ch.
# 6:33; 20:16; 1Ki 22:19; Isa 1:10; Eze 37:4|
* To-morrow.
# 18,19; Ex 8:23; 9:5,6; 14:13; 16:12; Jos 3:5; 1Sa 11:9; Ps 46:5|
* a measure of fine flour.
A {seah} of flour: the {seah} was about two gallons and a
half; the shekel 2s. 4d. at the lowest computation: a wide
difference between this and the price of the ass's head.
# 6:25; Re 6:6|
* of barley.
# 4:42; Joh 6:9|
* in the gate of Samaria.
From this it appears that the gates were not only used as
courts of judicature, but as market-places. So Mr. Morier
observes: "In our rides we usually went out of the town at
the {Derwazeh Shah Abdul Azeem,} or the gate leading to the
village of Shah Abdul Azeem, where a market was held every
morning, particularly of horses, mules, asses, and camels. At
about sun-rise, the owners of the animals assemble and exhibit
them for sale. But besides, here were sellers of all sorts of
goods, in temporary shops and tents: and this, perhaps, will
explain the custom alluded to in 2; Ki 7:18."
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