2 Kings 4:4

2 Kings 4:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
• New International Version (NIV)Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”

Context of 2 Kings 4:4

2Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have [of value] in the house?” She said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a [small] jar of [olive] oil.” 3Then he said, “Go, borrow containers from all your neighbors, empty containers—and not just a few. Then you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out [the oil you have] into all these containers, and you shall set aside each one when it is full.” 5So she left him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing her the containers as she poured [the oil]. 6When the containers were all full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” And he said to her, “There is not a one left.” Then the oil stopped [multiplying].

2 Kings 4:4 word by word

וּבָ֗את וְסָגַ֤רְתְּ הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ בַּעֲדֵ֣ךְ וּבְעַד־בָּנַ֔יִךְ וְיָצַ֕קְתְּ עַ֥ל כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְהַמָּלֵ֖א תַּסִּֽיעִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when thou art come inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• thou shalt shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• the doorדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• upon thee and upon thy sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and shalt pour outיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: pourH3332
• into all those vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• and thou shalt set asideנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• that which is fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:4

• 2 Kings 4:32When Elisha came into the house, the child was dead and lying on his bed.
• 1 Kings 17:19He said to her, “Give me your son.” Then he took him from her arms and carried him up to the upper room where he was living, and laid him on his own bed.
• Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, enter your chambers And shut your doors behind you; Hide for a little while Until the [Lord’s] wrath is past.
• Matthew 6:6But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.
• Mark 5:40They began laughing [scornfully] at Him [because they knew the child was dead]. But He made them all go outside, and took along the child’s father and mother and His own [three] companions, and entered the room where the child was.
• Acts 9:40But Peter sent them all out [of the room] and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise!” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
• Mark 6:27So the king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring back John’s head. And he went and had John beheaded in the prison,
• Mark 8:5He asked them, “How many loaves [of bread] do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
• John 2:7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.
• John 6:11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks, He distributed them to those who were seated; the same also with the fish, as much as they wanted.
• Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4shut the door: Elisha was meeting a private need. The miracle was not meant for public display. Olive oil was a basic part of daily life. It also had commercial value for trade (see 1 Kings 5:11; 2 Chronicles 11:11; Hosea 12:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. a pot--or cruet of oil. This comprising her whole stock of domestic utensils, he directs her to borrow empty vessels not a few; then, secluding herself with her children, [the widow] was to pour oil from her cruse into the borrowed vessels, and, selling the oil, discharge the debt, and then maintain herself and family with the remainder.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:4

• Debtor
• Elisha
• Miracles
• Oil
• Poor
• Readings, Select
• Servant
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Aside
• Careful
• Desire
• Daniel, Book of
• Debt; Debtor
• Elisha
• Images
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoram; Joram
• Kings, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings