2 Kings 4:6

And when all the vessels were full, she said to her son, Get me another vessel. And he said, There are no more. And the flow of oil was stopped.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5So she went away, and when the door was shut on her and her sons, they took the vessels to her and she put oil into them.

7So she came to the man of God and gave him word of what she had done. And he said, Go and get money for the oil and make payment of your debt, and let the rest be for the needs of yourself and your sons.

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:14For this is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: The store of meal will not come to an end, and the bottle will never be without oil, till the day when the Lord sends rain on the earth.

2 Kings 13:19Then the man of God was angry with him and said, If you had done it five or six times, then you would have overcome Aram completely; but now you will only overcome them three times.

Matthew 9:29Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.

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.

Luke 6:19And all the people were desiring to be touched by him, for power came from him and made them all well.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 4:2-8

The Increase of the Widow's Oil. ( b. c. 894.) 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad… Read the whole commentary →

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