2 Kings 4:4 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 4:4

2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”

3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; ^ado not gather just a few.

4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”

5 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.

6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased.

7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son

8 Now it happened one day that Elisha went to ^aShunem, where there was a notable woman, and she² persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 4:4

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American Standard Version
And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

Amplified® Bible
And when you come in, shut the door upon you and your sons. Then pour out [the oil you have] into all those vessels, setting aside each one when it is full.

Contemporary English Version
go home and shut the door behind you and your sons. Then begin filling the jars with oil and set each one aside as you fill it."

Darby English Version
and go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and set aside what is full.

Good News Bible
"Then you and your sons go into the house, close the door, and start pouring oil into the jars. Set each one aside as soon as it is full."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full."

New International Version
Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side."

New King James Version
And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what you have filled."

Revised Standard Version
Then go in, and shut the door upon yourself and your sons, and pour into all these vessels; and when one is full, set it aside."

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'

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