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2 Kings 4:1-3
Lexham English Bible
2 Kings 4:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Elisha Answers a Widow’s Request
4 A certain woman from the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead. Now you know that your servant was a fearer of Yahweh, but the creditor came to take two of my children for himself as slaves. 2 Elisha asked her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” Then she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of olive oil.” 3 Then he said to her, “Go, ask for yourself some containers from the streets, from all your neighbors. You must collect as many empty containers as you can![a]
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- 2 Kings 4:3 Literally “You must not collect only a few empty containers”
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