2 Kings 6:31 meaning and explanation

He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”

2 Kings 6:31, Berean Standard Bible

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The king of Israel speaks these words during the siege of Samaria, after a woman has told him she and another woman agreed to eat their sons and the other woman hid hers. He has torn his clothes in grief and now swears a solemn oath that Elisha will die before the day ends.

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