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2 Kings 4:44

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 4:44 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
2 Kings 4:44 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
41But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
42And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
43And 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.
44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So he set it before them, etc.] The twenty barley loaves, and the full ears of corn: and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord; as the disciples did at the miracle of the loaves and fishes; though that must be allowed to be a greater miracle than this, (<401417>Matthew 14:17-21).”
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