2 Kings 4
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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 in frontH6440 of him, he saidH559 to his servantH5288, “6PutH8239 on the largeH1419 potH5518 and boilH1310 stewH5138 for the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030.” 39Then oneH259 wentH3318 outH3318 into the fieldH7704 to gatherH3950 mallowH219, and foundH4672 a wildH7704 vineH1612 and gatheredH3950 from it his lapH899 fullH4393 of wildH7704 gourdsH6498; and he cameH935 and slicedH6398 them into the potH5518 of stewH5138, becauseH3588 they did not knowH3045 what they were. 40So they pouredH3332 it outH3332 for the menH376 to eatH398. But as they were eatingH398 the stewH5138, they criedH6817 outH6817 and saidH559, “You manH376 of GodH430, there is 7deathH4194 in the potH5518!” And they wereH3201 unableH3808H3201 to eatH398. 41Then he saidH559, “BringH3947 flourH7058.” 8And he threwH7993 it into the potH5518, and saidH559, “PourH3332 it outH3332 for the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398.” Then there was nothingH3808H1697 harmfulH7451 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 grainH3759 in his sackH6861. And Elisha saidH559, “9GiveH5414 them to the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398.” 43But his attendantH8334 saidH559, “HowH4100 10am I to serveH5414H6440 thisH2088 to a hundredH3967 menH376?” Nevertheless he saidH559, “GiveH5414 them to the peopleH5971 that they may eatH398, for thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘They shall eatH398 and have some leftH3498 overH3498.’” 44So he servedH5414H6440 it to them, and they ateH398 and 11had some leftH3498 overH3498, in accordance with the wordH1697 of the LordH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 2:1 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 8:1 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 4:38 Lit And ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 4:38 2 Kin 2:3 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 4:38 Luke 10:39; Acts 22:3 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 4:38 Ezek 11:3, 7, 11; 24:3 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 4:40 Ex 10:17 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Kings 4:41 Ex 15:25; 2 Kin 2:21 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Kings 4:42 Matt 14:16-21; 15:32-38 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Kings 4:43 Luke 9:13; John 6:9 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Kings 4:44 Matt 14:20; 15:37; John 6:13 ↩

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