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 close the door behind you and your children, and pour oil into all those containers. When one is full, set it aside.” 5So she left him and closed the door behind her and her children. The children kept bringing containers to her, and she kept pouring. When the containers were full, she told her son, “Bring me another container.” He told her, “There are no more containers.” So the olive oil stopped flowing. 7She went and told the man of God. He said, “Sell the oil, and pay your debt. The rest is for you and your children.” 8One day Elisha was traveling through Shunem, where a rich woman lived. She had invited him to eat ⌞with her⌟. So whenever he was in the area, he stopped in to eat.

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 4:43But his servant asked, “How can I set this in front of a hundred people?” “Give it to the people to eat,” the man of God said. “This is what the Lord says: They will eat and even have some left over.”
• Matthew 9:29He touched their eyes and said, “What you have believed will be done for you!”
• Matthew 13:58He didn’t work many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
• Matthew 14:20All of them ate as much as they wanted. When they picked up the leftover pieces, they filled twelve baskets.
• Matthew 15:37All of them ate as much as they wanted. The disciples picked up the leftover pieces and filled seven large baskets.
• Luke 6:19The entire crowd was trying to touch him because power was coming from him and curing all of them.
• 2 Chronicles 6:12In the presence of the entire assembly of Israel, Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. He stretched out his hands ⌞to pray⌟.
• 2 Kings 13:19Then the man of God became angry with him. “You should have stomped five or six times!” he said. “Then you would have completely defeated the Arameans. But now you will only defeat the Arameans three times.”
• Joshua 5:12The day after that, the manna stopped. The people of Israel never had manna again. That year they began to eat the crops that grew in Canaan.
• 1 Kings 17:14This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Until the Lord sends rain on the land, the jar of flour will never be empty and the jug will always contain oil.”
• John 6:12When the people were full, Jesus told his disciples, “Gather the leftover pieces so that nothing will be wasted.”

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
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• Miracles
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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