2 Kings 4:5

2 Kings 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
• New International Version (NIV)She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out.

Context of 2 Kings 4:5

3He said, “Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can. 4Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it.” So she left him and closed the door behind her and her sons. As they were bringing the containers to her, she was pouring the olive oil. 6When the containers were full, she said to one of her sons, “Bring me another container.” But he answered her, “There are no more.” Then the olive oil stopped flowing. 7She went and told the prophet. He said, “Go, sell the olive oil. Repay your creditor, and then you and your sons can live off the rest of the profit.”

2 Kings 4:5 word by word

וַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֵֽאִתּ֔וֹ וַתִּסְגֹּ֣ר הַדֶּ֔לֶת בַּעֲדָ֖הּ וּבְעַ֣ד בָּנֶ֑יהָ הֵ֛ם מַגִּשִׁ֥ים אֵלֶ֖יהָ וְהִ֥יא מוֹצָֽקֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So she wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• from him, and shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• the doorדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• upon her and uponבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• her sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• whoהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• broughtנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: bringH5066
• to her; and she poured outיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: pourH3332

Cross-references for 2 Kings 4:5

• 2 Kings 5:11Naaman went away angry. He said, “Look, I thought for sure he would come out, stand there, invoke the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the area, and cure the skin disease.
• 1 Kings 17:15She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.
• Luke 1:45And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 4:5

• 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. 1-72Ki 4:1-7. Elisha Augments the Widow's Oil. 1. there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets--They were allowed to marry as well as the priests and Levites. Her husband, not enjoying the lucrative profits of business, had nothing but a professional income, which, in that irreligious age, would be precarious and very scanty, so that he was not in a condition to provide for his family. the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 4:5

• 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