2 Kings 4:44

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

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 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said , Give unto the people, that they may eat .

43 And his servitor said , What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again , Give the people, that they may eat : for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat , and shall leave thereof.

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