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2 Kings 4

Elisha helps a prophet’s widow whose creditors threaten to take her sons by multiplying her small amount of oil until every borrowed vessel is full. In Shunem a wealthy woman provides him a room; he promises her a son, and later raises that son after the child dies. Elisha then neutralizes poison in a pot for the sons of the prophets and multiplies twenty barley loaves so one hundred men eat and leave some over.

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Elisha helps a prophet’s widow whose creditors threaten to take her sons by multiplying her small amount of oil until every borrowed vessel is full. In Shunem a wealthy woman provides him a room; he promises her a son, and later raises that son after the child dies. Elisha then neutralizes poison in a pot for the sons of the prophets and multiplies twenty barley loaves so one hundred men eat and leave some over.

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Verses 1–7A widow’s oil is multiplied to pay her debtVerses 8–17A Shunammite woman receives Elisha and is promised a sonVerses 18–37The Shunammite’s son dies and is raised through ElishaVerses 38–41Elisha makes poisoned pottage safeVerses 42–44A small offering of bread feeds one hundred men
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1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of…2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for…3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all…4And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the…5So she went from him, and shut the door upon…6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full,…7Then she came and told the man of God. And…8And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to…9And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive…10Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on…11And it fell on a day, that he came thither,…12And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite.…13And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold,…14And he said, What then is to be done for…15And he said, Call her. And when he had called…16And he said, About this season, according to the time…17And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that…18And when the child was grown, it fell on a…19And he said unto his father, My head, my head.…20And when he had taken him, and brought him to…21And she went up, and laid him on the bed…22And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me,…23And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to…24Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant,…25So she went and came unto the man of God…26Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say…27And when she came to the man of God to…28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my…29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and…30And the mother of the child said, As the LORD…31And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff…32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the…33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them…34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and…35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and…36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So…37Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and…38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a…39And one went out into the field to gather herbs,…40So they poured out for the men to eat. And…41But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it…42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the…43And his servitor said, What, should I set this before…44So he set it before them, and they did eat,…