2 Kings 4:44

44 So he set [it] before them, and they ate, and left [of it], 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 And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk. And he said, Give to the people, that they may eat.

43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave [of it].

44 So he set [it] before them, and they ate, and left [of it], according to the word of the LORD.