2 Kings 4:38

KJV

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.

— 2 Kings 4:38, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Elisha multiplies a widow's jar of oil to pay her debts and save her sons from slavery. He promises a barren Shunammite woman a son; years later the boy dies and Elisha raises him by lying on him twice. He …

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Other Translations

ASV

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 boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

YLT

And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine <FI>is<Fi> in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, `Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.'

BBE

And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.

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