2 Reyes 4:42

Alimentación de cien hombres

42 De Baal Salisá llegó alguien que le llevaba al hombre de Dios pan de los primeros frutos: veinte panes de cebada y espigas de trigo fresco.^[a] Eliseo le dijo a su criado:—Dale de comer a la gente.

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 el guisado, pero cuando los hombres empezaron a comerlo, gritaron:—¡Hombre de Dios, esto es veneno!Así que no pudieron comer.

41 Entonces Eliseo ordenó:—Tráiganme harina.Y luego de echar la harina en la olla, dijo:—Sírvanle a la gente para que coma.Y ya no hubo nada en la olla que les hiciera daño.

42 De Baal Salisá llegó alguien que le llevaba al hombre de Dios pan de los primeros frutos: veinte panes de cebada y espigas de trigo fresco. Eliseo le dijo a su criado:—Dale de comer a la gente.

43 —¿Cómo voy a alimentar a cien personas con esto? —replicó el criado.Pero Eliseo insistió:—Dale de comer a la gente, pues así dice el SEÑOR: “Comerán y habrá de sobra”.

44 Entonces el criado les sirvió el pan y, conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR, la gente comió y hubo de sobra.

Footnotes

• [a]. "espigas de trigo fresco" . Alt. "trigo fresco en su alforja" .