2Ki 6:26-28 | NASB1995 | STEP | As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall a woman cried out to him, saying , “ Help , my lord , O king !”

2 Kings 6:26-28

26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!” 27 He said, ^{▼▼ Lit No, let the Lord help you}“If the Lord does not help you, from where shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?” 28 And the king said to her, ^b“What ^{▼▼ Lit to you}is the matter with you?” And she ^{▼▼ Lit said}answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’