Melachim Bet (II Kings) — Perek 7

Elisha predicts a sudden end to the famine, and four leprous men discover that the Arameans have fled, leaving abundant food and wealth.

Elisha prophesies that food prices will plummet the next day despite the severe siege. Four leprous men outside the city gate decide to surrender to the Arameans, only to find the camp completely abandoned because Hashem caused the Arameans to hear a phantom army. The lepers report the news, the starving population plunders the camp, and the cynical royal officer is trampled at the gate.

• Elisha prophesies immediate abundance of food
• Four lepers discover the abandoned Aramean camp
• The population of Shomron plunders the Aramean provisions
• The disbelieving royal officer is trampled to death at the gate