2 Kings 4:43

KJV

And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

— 2 Kings 4:43, 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 his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

YLT

And his minister saith, `What--do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'

BBE

But his servant said, How am I to put this before a hundred men? But he said, Give it to the people for food; for the Lord says, There will be food for them and some over.

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