2 Kings 6:26-28

Good News Translation

²⁶ The king of Israel was walking by on the city wall when a woman cried out, “Help me, Your Majesty!”

²⁷ He replied, “If the Lord won't help you, what help can I provide? Do I have any wheat or wine? ²⁸ What's your trouble?”

She answered, “The other day this woman here suggested that we eat my child, and then eat her child the next day.