Elisha replied, ‘Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord says: “About this time tomorrow at Samaria’s gate, seven litres of fine flour will sell for ten grams of silver and fourteen litres of barley will sell for ten grams of silver.” ’
But at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, , and they will search your palace and your servants’ houses. They will lay their hands on and take away whatever is precious to you.” ’
So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow! ’
When the man of God had said to the king, ‘About this time tomorrow fourteen litres of barley will sell for ten grams of silver and seven litres of fine flour will sell for ten grams of silver at Samaria’s gate,’
Enormous hailstones, each weighing about fifty kilograms, fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe.
They will fill your houses, all your officials’ houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians #– #something your fathers and grandfathers never saw since the time they occupied the land until today.’ Then he turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.
The locusts went up over the entire land of Egypt and settled on the whole territory of Egypt. Never before had there been such a large number of locusts, and there never will be again.