2 Kings 4:3

And he said to her, Go, borrow for thyself vessels without of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

In Context

2And Elisaie said, What shall I do for thee? tell me what thou hast in the house. And she said, Thy servant has nothing in the house, except oil wherewith I + 4:2 Gr. shall anoint.anoint myself.

4And thou shalt go in and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and thou shalt pour forth into these vessels, and remove that which is filled.

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Cross References

2 Kings 3:16And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this + 3:16 Lit. brook.valley full of trenches.

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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