So she went from him, and shut the door on herself and on her sons. They brought the containers to her, and she poured oil.
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So she went from him, and shut the door on herself and on her sons. They brought the containers to her, and she poured oil.
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So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
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So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 4:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 5:11 But Naaman was angry, and went away, and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
- Hebrews 11:7-8 By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
- 1 Kings 17:15-16 She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate many days. The jar of meal didn’t run out, and the jar of oil didn’t fail, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by Elijah.
- Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 4:5 So she went from him, and shut…
2Ki 4:5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought [the vessels] to her; and she poured out.
Ver. 5. And shut the door, &c.] This her prompt and present obedience was a noble fruit of her heroical faith. She doth not reason, as Naaman did, but run; she doth not dispute, but despatch the prophet’s commands. God loveth Curristas non Quaeristas, saith Luther.
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And she poured out.] And the more she poured out, the more she might; the angels making new supplies of oil continually, saith A Lapide.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So she went from him,.... And did as he…
So she went from him,.... And did as he advised her, borrowed many empty vessels of her neighbours, having faith in what the prophet had said to her:
and shut the door upon her, and upon her sons; and then went to work as she was directed, with her sons:
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who brought the vessels to her; the empty ones she had borrowed: and she poured out; the oil out of her pot into them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. who [R.V. they] brought the vessels to her]…
5. who [R.V. they] brought the vessels to her] The R.V. marks that the Hebrew here begins a new clause with a personal pronoun. The widow’s unquestioning obedience, in which her sons also imitated her, has its reward.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) From him.—Mç’ittô, the correct form. (Comp. 2Ki_3:11.)
(5) From him.—Mç’ittô, the correct form. (Comp. 2Ki_3:11.)
Who brought . . . poured out.—There should be a semicolon at “sons.” The rest is literally, They were bringing to her, and she was pouring continually (mĕyaççèqeth, only here). She did not leave her pouring. The story is evidently abridged in this verse.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain So she went from him, and shut the door…
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sonsi.e. obeyed exactly the prophet"s orderswho brought the vessels to her; and she poured out; literally, they bringing the vessels to her, and she pouring out. The modus operandi had been left to the woman and her sons, and was thus arranged and ordered, so that there was no confusion nor hurry.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the vessels
the vessels
"the jars"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 4:5-6 Elisha was absent during the miracle so the…
4:5-6 Elisha was absent during the miracle so the woman and her son would recognize that the provision was by the Lord’s power.
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