2 Kings 6:24-32 vs. 23 the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel vs. 24 Benhadad king of Syria besieged Samaria vs. 28-29 women eating their children, defrauding each other Solomon's dividing of the children, but neither of these cared for their sons the idiot that sacrificed his daughter due to a misplaced oath, which he stupidly kept vs. 30-31 the king in sackcloth for the wrong reason, blaming God and Elisha for the famine and death vs. 32-32 the king's messenger told that it was too late to look to God, and time to act in the flesh Behold, this evil is of the LORD, what should I wait for the LORD any longer? I want to apologize for reading this verse wrong last time... Elisha wasn't angry and jumping to act, the king was. Chapter 7 vs. 1 "Hear the word of the LORD" the promise of cheap grain tomorrow the king wanted to "do something", and was blaming God and the prophet for the famine and siege but God had plans to deliver Israel, and did it vs. 2 the lord, advisor to the king, didn't believe, and instead mocked the prophecy but Elisha pronounced judgment against him, he'd see it but not eat any vs 3-5 four leprous men, why sit here til we die? they discovered the Syrian camp empty, and all the stuff vs. 6-7 God had made the Syrians hear a noise of chariots, horses and a great army, and thus fled the wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are as bold as a lion vs. 9 "we do not well"... did you receive salvation? you can't keep it to yourself the servant with the one talent, that buried it in the ground "go and tell" vs. 12-16 the king didn't accept the word of the lepers, but verified it before looting the camp John 4:39-42 the men of the city didn't believe the woman at the well's testimony, until they heard from Jesus themselves no accident that Jesus "must needs go through Samaria" God gave a great deliverance in Samaria but what of the king's earlier rant? it is better to trust in God than put confidence in man too many deacon boards go through the motions of prayer, only to do what they wanted to do in the first place vs. 17-20 the lord that mocked appointed to watch the gate, and was trampled to death... he saw it, but didn't get to eat