- three years' famine:
- In "So Gadª cameª° to¹ David,ª and toldª° him, and saidª° unto him, Shall sevenª yearsª of famineª comeª° unto thee in thy land?ª or¹ wilt thou fleeª° threeª monthsª beforeª thine enemies,ª while they¹ pursueª° thee? or¹ that there be¹ threeª days'ª pestilenceª in thy land?ª now¹ advise,ª° and seeª° what¹ answerª I shall returnª° to him that sentª° me." {2Sm 24:13}, it is seven years; but the Septuagint has there τρια ετη [Strong's G5140], three years, as here; which is, no doubt, the true reading; the letter ז, zayin, seven, being mistaken for ג, gimmel, three. "[And] when I have brokenª° the staffª of your bread,ª tenª womenª shall bakeª° your breadª in oneª oven,ª and they shall deliver²° [you] your bread² againª°¹ by weight:ª and ye shall eat,ª° and not¹ be satisfied.ª° ... And ye shall eatª° the fleshª of your sons,ª and the fleshª of your daughtersª shall ye eat.ª°" {Lev 26:26-29} + "Then there was¹ a famineª in the daysª of Davidª threeª years,ª yearª afterª year;ª and Davidª enquiredª°¹ of² the LORD.ª And the LORDª answered,ª° [It is] for¹ Saul,ª and for¹ [his] bloodyª house,ª because¹¹ he slewª°¹ the Gibeonites.ª" {2Sm 21:1} + "So Gadª cameª° to¹ David,ª and toldª° him, and saidª° unto him, Shall sevenª yearsª of famineª comeª° unto thee in thy land?ª or¹ wilt thou fleeª° threeª monthsª beforeª thine enemies,ª while they¹ pursueª° thee? or¹ that there be¹ threeª days'ª pestilenceª in thy land?ª now¹ advise,ª° and seeª° what¹ answerª I shall returnª° to him that sentª° me." {2Sm 24:13} + "And Elijahª the Tishbite,ª [who was] of the inhabitantsª¹ of Gilead,ª saidª° unto¹ Ahab,ª [As] the LORDª Godª of Israelª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° there shall not¹ be¹ dewª nor rainª these¹ years,ª but¹¹ accordingª to my word.ª" {1Kg 17:1} + "Then spakeª° Elishaª unto¹ the woman,ª whose¹¹ sonª he had restored to life,ª° saying,ª° Arise,ª° and go²°¹ thou¹ and thine household,ª and sojournª° wheresoeverª thou canst sojourn:ª° for¹ the LORDª hath calledª° for a famine;ª and it shall also¹ comeª° upon¹ the landª sevenª years.ª" {2Kg 8:1} + "[They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ª° stricken²° through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª" {Lam 4:9} + "Butª I tellª° youª ofª a truth,ª manyª widowsª wereª° inª Israelª inª the¹ daysª of Elias,ª whenª the¹ heavenª was shut upª°² threeª yearsª andª sixª months,ª whenª greatª famineª wasª° throughoutª allª the¹ land;ª" {Lke 4:25}
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