2 Kings 4:40-41

40 So they poured it out for the men to eat. And as they were eating of the stew, they cried out and said, "O man of God, there is ¹death in the pot." And they were unable * to eat.

41 But he said, "Now bring meal." ²He threw it into the pot and said, "Pour it out for the people that they may eat." Then there was no harm in the pot.

2 Kings 4:40-41 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 4

This chapter treats of the miracles of Elisha, of his multiplying a poor widow's pot of oil for the payment of her husband's debts, 2Ki 4:1-7 of obtaining a son for a Shunamitish woman, who had been very hospitable to him, 2Ki 4:8-17, of his raising up her son to life when dead, 2Ki 4:18-37, of his curing the deadly pottage made of wild gourds, 2Ki 4:38-41, and of his feeding one hundred men with twenty barley loaves, 2Ki 4:42-44.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 10:17
• 2. Exodus 15:25; 2 Kings 2:21