2 Kings 4:44

44 Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

2 Kings 4:44 in Other Translations

44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.

44 So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the LORD.

44 And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the LORD had promised.

44 And sure enough, there was. He passed around what he had - they not only ate, but had leftovers.

44 So he gave it to them, and as the Lord had promised, they ate and had some left over.

2 Kings 4:44 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:44

So he set it before them
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, ( Matthew 14:17-21 ) .

2 Kings 4:44 In-Context

42 A man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain, along with some heads of new grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” Elisha said.

43 “How can I set this before a hundred men?” his servant asked. But Elisha answered, “Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’ ”

44 Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.