2 Kings 4:7

7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said , Go , sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest .

2 Kings 4:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:7

Then she came and told the man of God
Elisha the prophet, what had been done, what a quantity of oil she had, and advised with him what was to be done with it:

and he said, go, sell thy oil, and pay thy debt;
what was thus miraculously produced was no doubt very good and excellent, and would fetch a good price; and she is therefore bid to turn it into money, and pay her debts with it; she was not to keep it all for her own use, and indulge to luxury with it, but first pay her just debt, as everyone ought to do that is able:

and live thou and thy children of the rest;
so that it seems there was enough to pay her debt with it, rid her of her troubles, and somewhat remaining for the support of herself and children.

2 Kings 4:7 In-Context

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 .

6 And 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 .

7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said , Go , sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest .

8 And 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.

9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.

Footnotes

• [a]. debt: or, creditor