2 Kings 4:43
But his servant said, How am I to put this before a hundred men? But he said, Give it to the people for food; for the Lord says, There will be food for them and some over.
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44So he put it before them, and they had a meal and there was more than enough, as the Lord had said.
Cross References
Numbers 11:23And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord's hand become short? Now you will see if my word comes true for you or not.
Matthew 14:20And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.
Matthew 15:37And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
Mark 6:37But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?
Mark 8:4And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?
Luke 9:13But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:39-44
The Miracle on the Poisoned Pottage; the Miracle on the Barley Loaves. ( b. c. 887.) 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. 40 So they… Read the whole commentary →