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2 Kings 4:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 4:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
2 Kings 4:5 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.
3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought [the vessels] to her, and she poured out.
6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.
8And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
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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 she went from him, etc.] 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: 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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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“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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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“she went: Kg2 5:11; Kg1 17:15, Kg1 17:16; Luk 1:45; Heb 11:7, Heb 11:8 4 Kings (2 Kings) 4:6”
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