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The Shocking Reality of Famine
Commentators explain that the prices listed highlight the extreme desperation. An ass was an unclean animal, so eating it was a last resort, and its head was the least desirable part. Yet, it sold for an enormous sum (80 shekels of silver). This detail vividly portrays the horrifying severity of the famine during the siege.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 6:25
18th Century
Theologian
As the donkey was “unclean,” it would not be eaten except in the last resort; and its head would be its worst and cheapest part.
Cab -…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 6:25
19th Century
Bishop
And there was. — There arose. This occurred as a result of the siege.
Besieged. — Were besieg…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 6:25
17th Century
Pastor
And there was a great famine in Samaria
No care, perhaps, having been taken to lay up stores against a siege:
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 6:24–33
17th Century
Minister
Learn to value plenty and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is when, in a time of famine, it is so freely exchanged for anything ed…