2 Raja-raja 6:27

6:27 He replied, “No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.” ¹ 

2 Raja-raja 19:24

19:24 I dug wells and drank

water in foreign lands. ² 

With the soles of my feet I dried up

all the rivers of Egypt.’

[6:27]  ¹ tn Heb “From where can I help you, from the threshing floor or the winepress?” The rhetorical question expresses the king’s frustration. He has no grain or wine to give to the masses.

[19:24]  ² tn Heb “I dug and drank foreign waters.”