... > Bible > Old Testament > division of the Kingdom, and story of Israel, the Northern Kingdom > story of the kingdom and kings of Israel (part I) > story of Jehoram (Joram), son of Ahab, king of Israel > the siege of Samaria (2 Kings 6:24 - 7) > King Jehoram, when walking on the city wall, is met by a mother who tells him that her child has been eaten at the suggestion of another woman, and that the woman is now hiding her own child to prevent it from being eaten also > King Jehoram tears his clothes in dismay and decides to kill Elisha