2 Kings 4:43 · KJV
“And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave {thereof}.”
— 2 Kings 4:43
And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. {the husk...: or, his scrip, or, garment}
So he set {it} before them, and they did eat, and left {thereof}, according to the word of the LORD.
2 Kings 4 — Context
But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast {it} into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. {harm: Heb. evil thing}
42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. {the husk...: or, his scrip, or, garment}
43And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave {thereof}.
44So he set {it} before them, and they did eat, and left {thereof}, according to the word of the LORD.
Cross References
Luke 9:13
But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Matthew 14:20
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
John 6:9
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Matthew 16:8-10
{Which} when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
John 6:11-13
And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Matthew 15:37
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken {meat} that was left seven baskets full.
Matthew 15:33-34
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
Luke 9:17
And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.