The king of Israel, passing by on the wall, hears a woman’s words, tears his clothes, and takes an oath against the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat
성 위로 지나가던 이스라엘 왕이 한 여인의 말을 듣고 옷을 찢고 사밧의 아들 엘리사의 머리를 두고 맹세함
2 Kings 6:26–31: as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cries to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!” He says, “If the LORD doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?” Then the king asks her, “What is your problem?” She answers, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’ So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.” When the king hears the words of the woman, he tears his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body. Then he says, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.” The Korean Revised Version names the king at 6:27 and 6:31 (왕이 가로되), where WEB says “He”, and names no one at 6:28 (또 가로되), where WEB names the king; at 6:31 it gives the condition first and the oath after: 사밧의 아들 엘리사의 머리가 오늘날 그 몸에 붙어 있으면 하나님이 내게 벌 위에 벌을 내리실찌로다 (if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on his body today, may God bring punishment on punishment on me).
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- 2KI 6:26–31, engwebp
26As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”
27He said, “If the LORD doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
28Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
29So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.”
30When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body.
31Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: The king of Israel, passing by on the wall, hears a woman’s words, tears his clothes, and takes an oath against the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat (event-2ki-6-the-king-of-israel-swears-against-the-head-of-elisha) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/2ki-6-the-king-of-israel-swears-against-the-head-of-elisha Current wording: 2 Kings 6:26–31: as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cries to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!” He says, “If the LORD doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?” Then the king asks her, “What is your problem?” She answers, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’ So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.” When the king hears the words of the woman, he tears his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body. Then he says, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.” The Korean Revised Version names the king at 6:27 and 6:31 (왕이 가로되), where WEB says “He”, and names no one at 6:28 (또 가로되), where WEB names the king; at 6:31 it gives the condition first and the oath after: 사밧의 아들 엘리사의 머리가 오늘날 그 몸에 붙어 있으면 하나님이 내게 벌 위에 벌을 내리실찌로다 (if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on his body today, may God bring punishment on punishment on me). Cited evidence: 2KI 6:26–31, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.