21 When he saw them, Israel’s king said to Elisha, "Should I kill them, my father? Should I?"
22 He said, "No, don’t kill them. Did you capture them with your own sword or bow? Do you have the right to kill them? Put food and water in front of them so they can eat and drink and return to their master."
23 So the king gave them a great feast, and they ate and drank. Then the king let them go, and they returned to their master. After that, Aramean raiding parties didn’t come into Israel anymore.
24 Now it happened later that Aram’s King Ben-hadad gathered all his forces and went up to attack Samaria.
25 The siege lasted so long that there was a great famine in Samaria. A donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver and a quarter kab of doves’ dung for five shekels.
26 Israel’s king was passing by on the city wall when a woman appealed to him, "Help me, Your Majesty!"
27 The king said, "No! May the Lord help you! Where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?"