2 Reyes 4:39

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39 Entonces uno de ellos sali贸 al campo a recoger hierbas, y encontr贸 una vi帽a silvestre y de ella recogi贸 su falda llena de calabazas silvestres, y vino y las cort贸 en pedazos en la olla de potaje, porque no sab铆a lo que eran.

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2 Reyes 4:39 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:39

And one went out into the fields to gather herbs
To put into the pottage, the gardens affording none in this time of dearth; or, however, being scarce, were at too great a price for the sons of the prophets to purchase them; and therefore one of them went out into the field to gather what common herbs he could:

and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full;
thought to be the same with coloquintida, the leaves of which are very like to a vine, of a very bitter taste, and a very violent purgative, which, if not remedied, will produce ulcerations in the bowels, and issue in death; some think the white brier or white vine is meant, the colour of whose berries is very inviting to look at, but very bitter and ungrateful, and it vehemently purges F2; the Arabs call a sort of mushroom that is white and soft by this name F3, but cannot be meant here, because it has no likeness to a wild vine:

and came and shred them into the pot of pottage;
cut or chopped them small, and put them into the pot:

for they knew them not;
what they were, the nature and virtue of them, being unskilful in botany.


FOOTNOTES:

F2 Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 3. p. 605, 606.
F3 Golius, col. 1817.
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2 Reyes 4:39 In-Context

37 Entonces ella entr贸, cay贸 a sus pies y se postr贸 en tierra, y tomando a su hijo, sali贸.
38 Cuando Eliseo regres贸 a Gilgal, hab铆a hambre en la tierra. Y estando sentados los hijos de los profetas delante de 茅l, dijo a su criado: Pon la olla grande y cuece potaje para los hijos de los profetas.
39 Entonces uno de ellos sali贸 al campo a recoger hierbas, y encontr贸 una vi帽a silvestre y de ella recogi贸 su falda llena de calabazas silvestres, y vino y las cort贸 en pedazos en la olla de potaje, porque no sab铆a lo que eran.
40 Y lo sirvieron para que los hombres comieran. Y sucedi贸 que cuando com铆an el potaje, clamaron y dijeron: 隆Oh hombre de Dios, hay muerte en la olla! Y no pudieron comer.
41 Pero 茅l dijo: Traedme harina. Y la ech贸 en la olla, y dijo: S铆rvelo a la gente para que coman. Y ya no hab铆a nada malo en la olla.
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