2 Kings 4:3
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
2 Kings 4:3 in other translations
| BSB | “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. |
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| WEB | Then he said, “Go, borrow empty containers from all your neighbors. Don’t borrow just a few containers. |
| ASV | Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. |
| YLT | And he saith, ‘Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours--empty vessels--let them not be few; |
| DARBY | And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few; |
| BBE | Then he said, Go out to all your neighbours and get vessels, a very great number of them. |
| Webster | Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. |
What does 2 Kings 4:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 4:2-4
2-4. a pot--or cruet of oil. This comprising her whole stock of domestic utensils, he directs her to borrow empty vessels not a few; then, secluding herself with her children, [the widow] was to pour oil from her cruse into the borrowed vessels, and, selling the oil, discharge the debt, and then maintain herself and family with the remainder.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 4:1-7
Elisha's miracles were acts of real charity: Christ's were so; not only great wonders, but great favours to those for whom they were wrought. God magnifies his goodness with his power. Elisha readily received a poor widow's complaint. Those that leave their families under a load of debt, know not what trouble they cause. It is the duty of all who profess to follow the Lord, while they trust to God for daily bread…
2 Kings 4:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 4:3
- John 2:7
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
- John 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
- Psalms 81:10
I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
- 2 Kings 13:18-19
And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
- 2 Kings 3:16
And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
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Context
- 2 Kings 4:2
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
- 2 Kings 4:3
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
- 2 Kings 4:4
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.
2 Kings 4:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él le dijo: Ve, y pide para ti vasos prestados de todos tus vecinos, vasos vacíos, no pocos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Va, demande pour toi, du dehors, des vases à tous tes voisins, des vases vides (n’en demande pas peu); |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Gehe hin, erbitte dir Gefäße von draußen, von allen deinen Nachbarn, leere Gefäße, nimm nicht wenige; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui ait: Vade, pete mutuo ab omnibus vicinis tuis vasa vacua non pauca, |