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2 Kings 6:25
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25 So there was a great famine(A) in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for 80 silver shekels,[a] and a cup[b] of dove’s dung[c] sold for five silver shekels.[d](B)

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  1. 2 Kings 6:25 About 2 pounds of silver
  2. 2 Kings 6:25 Lit a fourth of a kab
  3. 2 Kings 6:25 Or seedpods, or wild onions
  4. 2 Kings 6:25 About 2 ounces of silver
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2 Kings 6:25
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25 There was a great famine(A) in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels[a] of silver, and a quarter of a cab[b] of seed pods[c](B) for five shekels.[d]

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  1. 2 Kings 6:25 That is, about 2 pounds or about 920 grams
  2. 2 Kings 6:25 That is, probably about 1/4 pound or about 100 grams
  3. 2 Kings 6:25 Or of doves’ dung
  4. 2 Kings 6:25 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
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