2 Kings 4:7

Then came she in, and told the man of God, and he said—Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor,—and, thou and thy sons, shall live of the rest.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

In Context

6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son—Bring me a vessel more. And he said unto her—There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

8And so it was, on a day, that Elisha passed over unto Shunem, where was a woman of position, and she constrained him to eat bread,—and so it came about, whensoever he passed that way, that he turned aside thither, to eat bread.

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:22Then came the word of God unto Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:

Psalms 37:21A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

Philippians 4:8For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are dignified, whatsoever things are righteous, whatsoever things are chaste, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report,—if there be any virtue, and if any praise, the same, be taking into account;

1 Thessalonians 4:12That ye should walk reputably toward those without, and, of no one, have, need.

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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