2 Kings 4:44

44 So he set it before them, and they ate and ¹had some left over, 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 Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, "Give them to the people that they may eat."

43 His attendant said, "What, will I set this before a hundred men?" But he said, "Give them to the people that they may eat, for thus says the LORD , 'They shall eat and have some left over.' "

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

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 14:20; Matthew 15:37; John 6:13