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II Kings 6:Verse 28

KJV
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And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

2 Samuel 14:52 Samuel 14:5Lamentations 4:10Judges 18:23Lamentations 4:10
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What Does II Kings 6:28 Mean?

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"The King’s question: "What aileth thee?" This question reveals a brief pause in his despair to address the specific agony of the woman. Even in his ow..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

American Standard Version
ASV

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

American King James Version
AKJV

And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the king saith to her, `Whatto thee?' and she saith, `This woman said unto me, Give thy son, and we eat him to-day, and my son we eat to-morrow;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The king said to her, "What ails you?" She answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The king said to her, "What ails you?" She answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The king said to her, "What ails you?" She answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

Darby Translation
Darby

And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

Webster Bible
Webster

And the king said to her, What aileth thee? and she answered, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Also the King said vnto her, What ayleth thee? And she answered, This woman sayde vnto me, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him to day, and we will eate my sonne to morowe,

Douay-Rheims
DRC

This woman said to me: Give thy son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And the king said to her—What aileth thee? And she said—This woman, said unto me—Give thy son, that we may eat him, to-day, and, my son, will we eat to-morrow.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the king said to her, What ails you? And she said, This woman said to me, Give your son and we will eat him today; and tomorrow we will eat my son.

Modern King James
MKJV

And the king said to her, What ails you? And she said, This woman said to me, Give your son so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.

Updated King James
UKJV

And the king said unto her, What disturbs you? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give your son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son tomorrow.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

The king said to her, “⌞What is the problem⌟?” Then the woman said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give me your son, and let us eat him today, then tomorrow we will eat my son.’

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the king said unto her: 'What aileth thee?' And she answered: 'This woman said unto me: Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

“This woman said to me: ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’

Revised Webster
RWebster

And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And sche answeride, This womman seide to me, Yyue thi sone, that we ete hym to dai, and we schulen ete my sone to morewe.

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