"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…" — 2 Kings 4:6

2 Kings 4:6 · 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.”

— 2 Kings 4:6

Verse 5

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.

Verse 7

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. {debt: or, creditor}

2 Kings 4 — Context

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

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.

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.

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. {debt: or, creditor}

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where {was} a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And {so} it was, {that} as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. {it fell on a day: Heb. there was a day} {constrained him: Heb. laid hold on him}

Cross References

Matthew 14:20

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

2 Kings 13:19

And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed {it}: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria {but} thrice.

Luke 6:19

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed {them} all.

Joshua 5:12

And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

2 Chronicles 6:12-13

And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:

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.

1 Kings 17:14

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day {that} the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. {sendeth: Heb. giveth}

Matthew 13:58

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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