2 Kings 6:29 (GNV)

Passage

So we sod my sonne, and did eate him: and I saide to her the day after, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him, but she hath hid her sonne.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:27 And he said, Seeing the Lord doeth not succour thee, howe shoulde I helpe thee with the barne, or with the wine presse?

2 Kings 6:28 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,

2 Kings 6:29 So we sod my sonne, and did eate him: and I saide to her the day after, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him, but she hath hid her sonne.

2 Kings 6:30 And when the King had heard the wordes of the woman, he rent his clothes, (and as he went vpon the wall, the people looked, and behold, he had sackecloth within vpon his flesh)

2 Kings 6:31 And he saide, God doe so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the sonne of Shaphat shall stande on him this day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonne", "eate", "saide", "after", "giue", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonne" and "eate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Also the King said vnto her What..." into verse 30's "And when the King had heard the...", so "sonne" and "eate" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sonne" and "eate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.