New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 4:38-44
38When ElishaH477 returnedH7725 to 1GilgalH1537, there was 2a famineH7458 in the landH776. 3As 4the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 5were sittingH3427 beforeH6440 him, he saidH559 to his servantH5288, “6PutH8239 on the largeH1419 potH5518 and boilH1310 stewH5138 for the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030.” 39Then oneH259 wentH3318 out into the fieldH7704 to gatherH3950 herbsH219, and foundH4672 a wildH7704 vineH1612 and gatheredH3950 from it his lapH899 fullH4393 of wildH7704 gourdsH6498, and cameH935 and slicedH6398 them into the potH5518 of stewH5138, for they did not knowH3045 what they were. 40So they pouredH3332 it out for the menH376 to eatH398. And as they were eatingH398 of the stewH5138, they criedH6817 out and saidH559, “O manH376 of GodH430, there is 7deathH4194 in the potH5518.” And they were unableH3808H3201 to eatH398. 41But he saidH559, “Now bringH3947 mealH7058.” 8He threwH7993 it into the potH5518 and saidH559, “PourH3332 it out for the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398.” Then there was noH3808 harmH1697H7451 in the potH5518.
42Now a manH376 cameH935 from Baal-shalishahH1190, and broughtH935 the manH376 of GodH430 breadH3899 of the firstH1061 fruitsH1061, twentyH6242 loavesH3899 of barleyH8184 and freshH3759 earsH3759 of grainH3759 in his sackH6861. And he saidH559, “9GiveH5414 them to the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398.” 43His attendantH8334 saidH559, “WhatH4100, 10will I setH5414 thisH2088 beforeH6440 a hundredH3967 menH376?” But he saidH559, “GiveH5414 them to the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398, for thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘They shall eatH398 and have some leftH3498 overH3498.’” 44So he setH5414 it beforeH6440 them, and they ateH398 and 11had some leftH3498 overH3498, according to the wordH1697 of the LordH3068.
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 2:1 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 8:1 ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 4:38 Lit And ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 2:3 ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 4:38 Luke 10:39; Acts 22:3 ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 4:38 Ezek 11:3, 7, 11; 24:3 ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 4:40 Ex 10:17 ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 4:41 Ex 15:25; 2 Kin 2:21 ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 4:42 Matt 14:16-21; 15:32-38 ↩
- 10. 2 Kings 4:43 Luke 9:13; John 6:9 ↩
- 11. 2 Kings 4:44 Matt 14:20; 15:37; John 6:13 ↩
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
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