2 Kings 4:6

2 Kings 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
• New International Version (NIV)When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.” But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." And he said to her, "There is not another." Then the oil stopped flowing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased.

Context of 2 Kings 4:6

4Then 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]. When 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]. 7Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.” 8Now there came a day when Elisha went over to Shunem, where there was a prominent and influential woman, and she persuaded him to eat a meal. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he stopped there for a meal.

2 Kings 4:6 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ כִּמְלֹ֣את הַכֵּלִ֗ים וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־בְּנָהּ֙ הַגִּ֨ישָׁה אֵלַ֥י עוֹד֙ כֶּ֔לִי וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אֵ֥ין ע֖וֹד כֶּ֑לִי וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד הַשָּֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when the vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• were fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• that she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto her sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Bringנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: bringH5066
• more. And the oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• stayedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:6

• 2 Kings 4:43His servant said, “How am I to set [only] this before a hundred [hungry] men?” He said, “Give it to the people so that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’ ”
• Matthew 9:29Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith [your trust and confidence in My power and My ability to heal] it will be done to you.”
• Matthew 13:58And He did not do many miracles there [in Nazareth] because of their unbelief.
• Matthew 14:20and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
• Matthew 15:37And they all ate and were satisfied, and they gathered up seven full baskets of the broken pieces that were left over.
• Luke 6:19All the people were trying to touch Him, because [healing] power was coming from Him and healing them all.
• 2 Chronicles 6:12Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
• 2 Kings 13:19So the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Aram until you had destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.”
• Joshua 5:12And the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the Israelites no longer had manna, but they ate some of the produce of the land of Canaan during that year.
• 1 Kings 17:14For this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted nor shall the jar of oil be empty until the day that the Lord sends rain [again] on the face of the earth.’ ”
• John 6:12When they had eaten enough, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And the oil stayed - While there was a vessel to fill, there was oil sufficient; and it only ceased to flow when there was no vessel to receive it. This is a good emblem of the grace of God. While there is an empty, longing heart, there is a continual overflowing fountain of salvation. If we find in any place or at any time that the oil ceases to flow, it is because there are no empty vessels there, no souls hungering and thirsting for righteousness. We…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Elisha was not present during the miracle so the woman and her son would know that the Lord's power provided it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. the oil stayed--that is, ceased to multiply; the benevolent object for which the miracle had been wrought having been accomplished. 2Ki 4:8-17. Promises a Son to the Shunammite.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:6

• Debtor
• Elisha
• Miracles
• Oil
• Poor
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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