2 Kings 4:44

So he set before them, and they did eat and left remaining, according to the word of Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

In Context

43But his attendant said—How can I set this before a hundred men? And he said—Give to the people, that they may eat, for, Thus, saith Yahweh, They are about to eat and to leave remaining.

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Cross References

Luke 9:17and they did all eat and were filled. And that which remained over to them, was taken up,—of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

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 →

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