1;  Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria.
  3;  Four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring
     tidings of their flight.
 12;  The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the
     tents of the Syrians.
 17;  The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty,
     having the charge of the gate, is trodden to death in the
     press.
 
 * Elisha said.  See on ch.
  6:33  20:16  1Ki 22:19  Isa 1:10  Eze 37:4 
 * To-morrow.
  18,19  Ex 8:23  9:5,6  14:13  16:12  Jos 3:5  1Sa 11:9  Ps 46:5 
 * a measure of fine flour.
   A {seah} of flour:  the {seah} was about two gallons and a
   half; the shekel 2s. 4d. at the lowest computation:  a wide
   difference between this and the price of the ass's head.
 
  6:25  Re 6:6 
 * of barley.
  4:42  Joh 6:9 
 * in the gate of Samaria.
   From this it appears that the gates were not only used as
   courts of judicature, but as market-places.  So Mr. Morier
   observes:  "In our rides we usually went out of the town at
   the {Derwazeh Shah Abdul Azeem,} or the gate leading to the
   village of Shah Abdul Azeem, where a market was held every
   morning, particularly of horses, mules, asses, and camels.  At
   about sun-rise, the owners of the animals assemble and exhibit
   them for sale.  But besides, here were sellers of all sorts of
   goods, in temporary shops and tents:  and this, perhaps, will
   explain the custom alluded to in 2; Ki 7:18."