2 Kings 4:3

And he said—Go, ask thee vessels, from without, of all thy neighbours,—empty vessels, let them not be few.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 Elisha said unto her—What shall I do for thee? tell me what thou, hast, in the house. And she said—Thy maid-servant hath, nothing at all, in the house, save a flask of oil.

4And, when thou hast come in, then shalt thou shut the door behind thee and behind thy sons, and shalt pour out into all these vessels,—and, that which is full, shalt thou set aside.

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Cross References

2 Kings 3:16Then said he, Thus, saith Yahweh, Make, in this torrent-bed, pits, pits!

Psalms 81:10I, Yahweh, am thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt,—Open wide thy mouth, that I may fill it.

John 2:7Jesus saith unto them—Fill the vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

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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