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2 Kings 4:2 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 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.2 Kings 4:2 · King James Version
2 Kings 4:2 in context
1Now 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.
2And 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.
3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- handmaidshiphchâha female slaveH8198 →
- ElishaʼĔlîyshâʻElisha, the famous prophetH477 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- tellnâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- potʼâçûwkanointedH610 →
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Elisha's miracles were for use, not for show; this recorded here was an act of real charity. Such also were the miracles of Christ, not only great wonders, but great favours to those for whom they were wrought. God magnifies his goodness with his power. I. Elisha readily receives a poor widow's complaint.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7