2 Kings 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 25

¹ And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets had cried to Elisha, saying, My husband, your servant, is dead. And you know that your servant has seen Jehovah. And the one who loaned has come to take my two boys to himself for slaves.

² And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me. What do you have in the house? And she said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house except a pot of oil.

³ And he said, Go, ask vessels for yourself from outside, from your neighbors, empty vessels. Do not let them be few.

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Chapter Summary

Elisha multiplies the widow's oil. He gives a son to the good Shunammite. He raises again her dead son. He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves.

Key Hebrew Words

בִּכּוּרִים֙ first-fruits H1061 · TWOT 244e

בִגְד֑ treachery H899 · TWOT 198a

קָד֣וֹשׁ sacred H6918 · TWOT 1990b

בְּשַׂ֥ר flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a

שָׁלֽוֹם completeness H7965 · TWOT 2401a

People & Context

Widow's Oil Multiplied

A prophet's widow cries out to Elisha about a creditor. Elisha tells her to borrow empty vessels; he miraculously multiplies her single pot of oil to …

Shunammite Provides Room

A wealthy woman in Shunem regularly feeds Elisha and has a walled roof room built specifically for him to stay in.

Elisha Prophesies a Son

Wanting to repay the Shunammite, Elisha learns from Gehazi she is childless. Elisha prophesies she will have a son by the next season, which comes to …

Timeline

Widow's Oil Multiplied

A prophet's widow cries out to Elisha about a creditor. Elisha tells her to borrow empty vessels; he miraculously multiplies her single pot of oil to fill them all to pay her debt.

2 Kings 4:1-7

Shunammite Provides Room

A wealthy woman in Shunem regularly feeds Elisha and has a walled roof room built specifically for him to stay in.

2 Kings 4:8-10

Elisha Prophesies a Son

Wanting to repay the Shunammite, Elisha learns from Gehazi she is childless. Elisha prophesies she will have a son by the next season, which comes to pass.

2 Kings 4:11-17

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