2 Kings 4:38
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.
KJV
Et Eliseus reversus est in Galgala. Erat autem fames in terra, et filii prophetarum habitabant coram eo. Dixitque uni de pueris suis : Pone ollam grandem, et coque pulmentum filiis prophetarum.
Vulgate
Καὶ Ἐλεισαῖε ἐπέστρεψεν εἰς Γάλγαλα· καὶ ὁ λιμὸς ἐν τῇ γῇ, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν ἐκάθηντο ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἶπεν Ἐλεισαῖε τῷ παιδαρίῳ αὐτοῦ Ἐπίστησον τὸν λέβητα, καὶ ἕψε ἕψεμα τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν προφητῶν.
LXX
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.
ASV
וֶ/אֱלִישָׁ֞ע שָׁ֤ב הַ/גִּלְגָּ֨לָ/ה֙ וְ/הָ/רָעָ֣ב בָּ/אָ֔רֶץ וּ/בְנֵי֙ הַ/נְּבִיאִ֔ים יֹשְׁבִ֖ים לְ/פָנָ֑י/ו וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לְ/נַעֲר֗/וֹ שְׁפֹת֙ הַ/סִּ֣יר הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֔ה וּ/בַשֵּׁ֥ל נָזִ֖יד לִ/בְנֵ֥י הַ/נְּבִיאִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Is prophecy natural? Is it from God by means of the angels? Is a natural disposition requisite for prophecy? Is a good life requisite? Is any prophecy from the demons? Do prophets of the demons ever tell what is true? Article 1. Whether prophecy can be natural? Objection 1. It would seem that prophecy can be natural. For Gregory says (Dial. iv, 26) that "sometimes the mere stre…
Covers the ministry of Elisha, the dynasty of Jehu, the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah, the prophets Jonah and Isaiah, and the fall of Samaria to the Assyrians in 722 BC. Josephus preserves traditions about Jonah and the Ninevites that supplement the biblical book.
Cross-references
- 2Kgs 2:1 — And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
- 2Kgs 2:3 — And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold y
- 2Kgs 2:3 — And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold y
- 2Kgs 4:1 — Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is c
- 2Kgs 6:1 — And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
- 2Kgs 8:1 — Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine;
- Acts 22:3 — I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was
- Acts 22:3 — I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was
- Amos 7:14 — Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
- Lev 26:26 — And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
- Luke 10:39 — And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.