2 Kings 4:2 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 4:2

Elisha and the Widow’s Oil

1 A certain woman of the wives of ^athe sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming ^bto take my two sons to be his slaves.”

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.

9 And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly.

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Definitions of words in 2 Kings 4:2:

Elisha {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Elisha {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Elisha {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jar {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Nothing {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Oil {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Oil {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tell {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing 2 Kings 4:2:

Debt; Debtor {I.S.B.E.}
Elisha {I.S.B.E.}

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