2 Kings 4:38 “When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the…”

2 Kings 4:38

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

World English Bible

Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Get the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”

American Standard Version

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Geneva Bible 1599

Afterward Elisha returned to Gilgal, and a famine was in the land, and the children of the Prophets dwelt with him. And hee sayd vnto his seruant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the children of the Prophets.

Darby Translation

And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Young's Literal Translation

And Elisha hath turned back to Gilgal, and the famine [is] in the land, and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him, and he saith to his young man, 'Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.'

Bible in Basic English

And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.

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Cross references

“Elisha”

2 Kings 2:1 Acts 10:38 Acts 15:36 1 Samuel 7:16 1 Samuel 7:17

2 Kings 2:1 · BSB

Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,

Acts 10:38 · BSB

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Acts 15:36 · BSB

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

1 Samuel 7:16 · BSB

Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

1 Samuel 7:17 · BSB

Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

“a dearth”

2 Kings 8:1 Leviticus 26:26 Deuteronomy 28:22–24 Deuteronomy 28:38–40 2 Samuel 21:1 Jeremiah 14:1–6

2 Kings 8:1 · BSB

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.”

Leviticus 26:26 · BSB

When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

Deuteronomy 28:22–24 · BSB

The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.

Deuteronomy 28:38–40 · BSB

You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it.

2 Samuel 21:1 · BSB

During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites…

Jeremiah 14:1–6 · BSB

This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

“the sons”

2 Kings 2:3 1 Samuel 19:20

2 Kings 2:3 · BSB

Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

1 Samuel 19:20 · BSB

he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.

“were sitting”

Luke 10:39 Acts 22:3 Proverbs 8:34 Luke 8:35 Luke 8:38 Luke 2:46

Luke 10:39 · BSB

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.

Acts 22:3 · BSB

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.

Proverbs 8:34 · BSB

Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

Luke 8:35 · BSB

So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Luke 8:38 · BSB

The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

Luke 2:46 · BSB

Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

“Set on the great pot”

Mark 6:37 Mark 8:2–6 Luke 9:13 John 21:5 John 21:9

Mark 6:37 · BSB

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

Mark 8:2–6 · BSB

“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Luke 9:13 · BSB

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.”

John 21:5 · BSB

So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.

John 21:9 · BSB

When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.

Also

Ezekiel 24:3

Ezekiel 24:3 · BSB

Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

37She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

39One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.

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