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2 Kings 4:44 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 44
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.2 Kings 4:44 · King James Version
2 Kings 4:44 in context
42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
43And 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.
44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- leftyâtharto jut over or exceedH3498 →
- worddâbâra wordH1697 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- setnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- eatʼâkalto eatH398 →
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We have here Elisha in his place, in his element, among the sons of the prophets, teaching them, and, as a father, providing for them; and happy it was for them that they had one over them who naturally cared for their state, under whom they were well fed and well taught.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 38-44