2 Kings 4:5

5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring.

2 Kings 4:5 in Other Translations

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.

5 So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her.

5 So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another.

5 She did what he said. She locked the door behind her and her sons; as they brought the containers to her, she filled them.

5 So she left. After she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing her [containers], and she kept pouring.

2 Kings 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:5

So she went from him
And did as he advised her, borrowed many empty vessels of her neighbours, having faith in what the prophet had said to her:

and shut the door upon her, and upon her sons;
and then went to work as she was directed, with her sons:

who brought the vessels to her;
the empty ones she had borrowed: and she poured out; the oil out of her pot into them.

2 Kings 4:5 In-Context

3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few.

4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”

5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring.

6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.” But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.”