2nd Kings Chapter 6 verse 26 Holy Bible
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
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And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.
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And it came to pass as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him saying, Help, my lord O king!
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And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
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And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
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As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
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And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, `Save, my lord, O king.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 26. - And as the King of Israel was passing by upon the wall. The wall of Babylon is said to have been so broad at the top that a four-horse chariot could turn round on it (Herod., 1:179). All ancient cities had walls upon which a great part of the garrison stood, and from which they shot their arrows and worked their engines against the assailants. From time to time the commandant of the place - the king himself, in this instance - would mount upon the wall to visit the posts, and inspect the state of the garrison, or observe the movements of the enemy. There cried a woman unto him. Houses sometimes abutted on the wall of a town (see Joshua 2:15; 1 Samuel 19:12, etc.), and women sometimes took part in their defense (Judges 9:53), so that in visiting the posts a commandant might be brought into contact with women. Saying, Help, my lord, O king; rather, save, i.e. "preserve me from perishing of hunger."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) The king . . . was passing by upon the wall.--On the broad rampart of the city, which was like that which we see at such old places as Chester. The king went round to encourage the garrison and to superintend the defence. A woman in the street below, or perhaps on a housetop near the rampart, appeals to him for justice against her neighbour.
