There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
2 Samuel 21:1 - Y'all Version Bible There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of YHWH. YHWH said, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THERE WAS a three-year famine in the days of David, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. The Lord replied, It is on account of Saul and his bloody house, for he put to death the Gibeonites. American Standard Version (1901) And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites. Common English Bible There was a famine for three years in a row during David’s rule. David asked the LORD about this, and the LORD said, “It is caused by Saul and his household, who are guilty of bloodshed because he killed the people of Gibeon.” Catholic Public Domain Version And a famine occurred, during the days of David, for three years continuously. And David consulted the oracle of the Lord. And the Lord said: "This is because of Saul, and his house of bloodshed. For he killed the Gibeonites." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was a famine in the days of David for three years successively: and David consulted the oracle of the Lord. And the Lord said: It is for Saul, and his bloody house, because he slew the Gabaonites. |
There was a famine in the land. Abram went down into Egypt to live as a foreigner there, for the famine was severe in the land.
There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
The sons of Israel were among those who went to buy, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
YHWH has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! YHWH has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Look, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!”
They said to the king, “The man who consumed us and who plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Again YHWH’s anger burned against Israel, and ʜᴇ moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”
David inquired of YHWH, saying, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” YHWH said to David, “Go up, and I will deliver-deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
When David inquired of YHWH, he said, “You must not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them in front of the mulberry trees.
Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As YHWH, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.
There was a great famine in Samaria. They besieged it so long that a donkey’s head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for YHWH has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.”
I will tell God, ‘Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.
When you said, “Y’all are to seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, YHWH.”
Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
When I break y’all’s supply of bread, ten women will bake y’all’s bread in one oven, and they will deliver y’all’s bread by weight, and y’all will eat but not be satisfied.
He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before YHWH. At his command they and all the children of Israel, the entire community, will go out and come in.”
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. Therefore YHWH’s anger burned against the children of Israel.
This is what we will do this to them: we will let them live so that no wrath will be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.”
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live for a while in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.
Therefore they asked of YHWH further, “Has the man come here yet?” YHWH answered, “There he is, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? YHWH, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” YHWH said, “He will come down.”
Therefore David inquired of YHWH, saying, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” YHWH said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
Then David inquired of YHWH yet again. YHWH answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”