2 Reyes 4:42

42 Otro día, un hombre de Baal-salisa le trajo al hombre de Dios un saco de grano fresco y veinte panes de cebada que había preparado con el primer grano de su cosecha. Entonces Eliseo dijo:
—Dénselo a la gente para que coma.

2 Reyes 4:42 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:42

And there came a man from Baalshalisha
Of which place (See Gill on 1 Samuel 9:4), the Targum is, from the south country:

and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of
barley;
so that it was now barley harvest, and this the first fruits of it, which, according to the law, ( Leviticus 23:10 ) , was to be brought to the priest; but being forbid in the land of Israel going up to Jerusalem, religious men brought their firstfruits to the prophets, and here to Elisha, the father of them; believing it would be dispensed with, and acceptable, since they were not allowed to carry them to the proper person; and in this time of famine was very agreeable to the man of God, supposing it only a present:

and full ears of corn in the husk thereof;
these were green ears of corn, which they used to parch; but might not be eaten until the firstfruits were offered, and then they might, ( Leviticus 23:14 ) , the Targum renders it, "in his garment", in the skirt of his clothes; and to the same purpose are the Syriac and Arabic versions; and so Jarchi interprets it; and Ben Gersom says, it signifies some vessel in which he brought them:

and he said, give unto the people, that they may eat;
Elisha did not reserve this offering or present for himself, but, as he had freely received, he freely gave.

2 Reyes 4:42 In-Context

40 Sirvieron un poco del guisado a los hombres, quienes después de comer uno o dos bocados, gritaron: «¡Hombre de Dios, este guisado está envenenado!». Así que no quisieron comerlo.

41 Eliseo les dijo: «Tráiganme un poco de harina». Entonces la arrojó en la olla y dijo: «Ahora está bien, sigan comiendo». Y ya no les hizo daño.

42 Otro día, un hombre de Baal-salisa le trajo al hombre de Dios un saco de grano fresco y veinte panes de cebada que había preparado con el primer grano de su cosecha. Entonces Eliseo dijo:
—Dénselo a la gente para que coma.

43 —¿Qué? —exclamó el sirviente—. ¿Alimentar a cien personas solo con esto?
Pero Eliseo reiteró:
—Dénselo a la gente para que coma, porque esto dice el Señor
: “¡Todos comerán, y hasta habrá de sobra!”.

44 Cuando se lo dieron a la gente, hubo suficiente para todos y sobró, tal como el Señor
había prometido.