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Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones aside.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall come in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour into all these containers; and you shall set aside what is full.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels; and you shall set aside what is full.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out [the oil you have] into all these containers, and you shall set aside each one when it is full.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these containers. Set the full ones to one side.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these containers. Set the full ones to one side.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />go home and shut the door behind you and your sons. Then begin filling the jars with oil and set each one aside as you fill it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then close the door behind you and your children, and pour oil into all those containers. When one is full, set it aside."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Then you and your sons go into the house, close the door, and start pouring oil into the jars. Set each one aside as soon as it is full." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then go in and shut the door behind you, taking only your children, and pour oil into all of the pots. As each one is filled, set it aside."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones aside.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall go in, and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour out into all those containers; and you shall set aside that which is full."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when thou hast come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Go in and shut the door on you and on your sons, and pour oil into all those containers; and set aside those which are full.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have entered, and have shut the door on you, and on your sons, and have poured it into all these vessels, and the full ones you remove.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And come in and shut the door after thee and after thy sons, and thou shalt pour into all these vessels, and the full thou shalt remove.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And go in, and shut thy door, when thou art within, and thy sons: and pour out thereof into all those vessels: and when they are full take them away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then come back and close the door on yourself and your children; pour the oil into all the vessels, and as each is filled, set it aside.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then go in, and shut the door behind you and your children, and start pouring into all these vessels; when each is full, set it aside.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And then go in, and shut the door upon you and upon your sons, and pour out into all these vessels; and the vessel which is full bring up to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And go in and shut the door on your person and on the persons of your sons, and pour into all these vessels, and the vessel that is full bring up to me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt go in and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and thou shalt pour forth into these vessels, and remove that which is filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/4-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=954" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/4.htm">The Widow's Oil</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇāṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Then go inside,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: wə·sā·ḡart (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">shut</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: had·de·leṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏêḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">behind you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ū·ḇə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·na·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: wə·yā·ṣaqt (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">and pour</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">oil into</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: hak·kê·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">jars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: wə·ham·mā·lê (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">setting the full ones</a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: tas·sî·‘î (V-Hifil-Imperf-2fs) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">aside.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">1 Kings 17:14-16</a></span><br />for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’” / So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household. / The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-16.htm">2 Kings 3:16-17</a></span><br />and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’ / For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-6.htm">2 Kings 4:6-7</a></span><br />When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing. / She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">2 Kings 6:1-7</a></span><br />Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. / Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha. / Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1-2</a></span><br />Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” / But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">2 Kings 13:17-19</a></span><br />“Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.” / Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped. / But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32-34</a></span><br />Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” / So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.” / And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24</a></span><br />Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">1 Kings 17:12-13</a></span><br />But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” / “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-17.htm">Matthew 14:17-21</a></span><br />“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. / “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said. / And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-10</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-41.htm">Mark 6:41-44</a></span><br />Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all. / They all ate and were satisfied, / and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-6.htm">Mark 8:6-9</a></span><br />And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd. / They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well. / The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Luke 5:4-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” / “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” / When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-13.htm">Luke 9:13-17</a></span><br />But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” / They did so, and everyone was seated. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when you are come in, you shall shut the door on you and on your sons, and shall pour out into all those vessels, and you shall set aside that which is full.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt shut</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32,33</a></b></br> And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, <i>and</i> laid upon his bed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-19.htm">1 Kings 17:19,20</a></b></br> And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20</a></b></br> Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.</p><p class="hdg">and shalt pour</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/6-27.htm">Mark 6:27-44</a></b></br> And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/8-5.htm">Mark 8:5-9</a></b></br> And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/2-7.htm">John 2:7-9</a></b></br> Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-17.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-2.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-11.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-24.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-17.htm">Shutting</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-22.htm">Side</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-39.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-11.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-40.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-34.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-21.htm">Shutting</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">Elisha multiplies the widow's oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">He obtains a son for the good Shunammite</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-18.htm">He restores her son when dead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">He satisfies a hundred men with twenty loaves</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then go inside</b><br>This instruction emphasizes privacy and obedience. In biblical times, acts of faith often required a personal and intimate setting, away from public scrutiny. This mirrors Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/6-6.htm">Matthew 6:6</a> about praying in private. The act of going inside signifies a step of faith and trust in God's provision.<p><b>shut the door behind you and your sons</b><br>Shutting the door symbolizes a separation from doubt and external influences. It reflects a focus on God's miraculous provision without distraction. This act of closing the door is reminiscent of Noah's ark, where God shut the door to protect Noah's family (<a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16</a>). It also highlights the importance of family unity in faith, as the sons are included in witnessing the miracle.<p><b>and pour oil into all these jars</b><br>The pouring of oil is a significant act of faith, as oil in the Bible often symbolizes the Holy Spirit, anointing, and blessing (<a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a>). The widow's obedience to pour oil into the jars reflects her trust in God's provision, similar to the faith shown by the widow of Zarephath in <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">1 Kings 17:14-16</a>. The act of pouring also signifies the abundance of God's blessings, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a>.<p><b>setting the full ones aside</b><br>This phrase indicates preparation for future provision and stewardship. The act of setting aside the full jars shows anticipation of God's continued blessing and the importance of managing resources wisely. It reflects the principle of storing up treasures in heaven (<a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Matthew 6:20</a>) and being prepared for God's future plans. The full jars symbolize the overflowing nature of God's provision, as seen in the feeding of the 5,000 (<a href="/john/6-12.htm">John 6:12-13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet of God who succeeded Elijah. Known for performing miracles and providing guidance to the people of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_widow.htm">The Widow</a></b><br>A woman whose husband was a member of the company of prophets. She sought Elisha's help to save her sons from being taken as slaves due to her debts.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons.htm">The Sons</a></b><br>The widow's children, who were at risk of being enslaved because of the family's financial situation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jars.htm">The Jars</a></b><br>Empty vessels that the widow was instructed to gather to hold the miraculous supply of oil.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>The setting where the miracle took place, symbolizing a place of faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The widow's obedience to Elisha's instructions demonstrates faith in God's provision. Believers are encouraged to act in faith, trusting God's promises even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_provision.htm">God's Abundant Provision</a></b><br>The miracle of the oil signifies God's ability to provide abundantly beyond our expectations. Christians are reminded that God is aware of their needs and is capable of meeting them in miraculous ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The instruction to "shut the door" signifies a private act of faith and obedience. It highlights the importance of following God's commands, even when they don't make immediate sense.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The widow's need to borrow jars from her neighbors illustrates the importance of community and support within the body of Christ. Believers are encouraged to seek and offer help within their faith communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_timing.htm">Trusting God's Timing</a></b><br>The process of filling the jars required patience and trust in God's timing. Christians are reminded to wait on the Lord and trust His timing in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_4_align_with_other_resurrections.htm">How does the resurrection of the Shunammite's son (2 Kings 4:18-37) align with or contradict other biblical resurrection accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_40,000_stalls_in_1_kings,_4,000_in_2_chron.htm">Why does 1 Kings 4:26 mention 40,000 stalls for Solomon's horses, while 2 Chronicles 9:25 records only 4,000?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/david's_horsemen_capture__1,700_or_7,000.htm">When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture? One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4) Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/solomon's_horse_stalls_count.htm">How many stalls of horses did Solomon have? (1 Kings 4:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 9:25)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">And when . . . thou shalt shut.</span>--And go in and shut the door. The object was to avoid disturbance from without; perhaps, also, because publicity was undesirable in the case of such a miracle. (Comp. our Lord's injunction of secrecy on those whom He healed, and His exclusion of the people, in <a href="/luke/8-51.htm" title="And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.">Luke 8:51</a>; <a href="/luke/8-54.htm" title="And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.">Luke 8:54</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Thou shalt set aside.</span>--By the help of thy sons (<a href="/context/2_kings/4-5.htm" title="So she went from him, and shut the door on her and on her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.">2Kings 4:5-6</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons.</span> The miracle was to be performed secretly. Attention was not to be called to it - perhaps because otherwise the prophet would have been overwhelmed with applications from others; perhaps because the act was not a mere mechanical one, but required that, during its performance, the hearts of the woman and of her sons should be lifted up in prayer and adoration and thankfulness to God for the mercy which he was bestowing. Interruption from without would have interfered with the frame of mind which was befitting the occasion. Compare our Lord's secret performance of many miracles. <span class="cmt_word">And shalt pour out into all those vessels</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> those which thou shalt have borrowed - <span class="cmt_word">and thou shalt set aside that which is full</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> as each vessel is filled, it shall be removed and set aside, and one of the empty vessels substituted - that the pouring might be continuous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/4-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then go inside,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֗את</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shut</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָגַ֤רְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·ḡart)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the door</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(had·de·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behind you</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲדֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḏêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְעַד־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your sons,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·na·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pour</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצַ֕קְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣaqt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oil into</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֑לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">jars,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֵּלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kê·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">setting the full ones</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמָּלֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·mā·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4392.htm">Strong's 4392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Full, filling, fulness, fully</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aside.”</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּסִּֽיעִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(tas·sî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/4-4.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 4:4 You shall go in and shut (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 4:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 4:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 4:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>