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Green's Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:44

And he set before them, and they ate, and left some of it, according to the Word of Jehovah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elisha;   Miracles;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Miracles;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hospitality;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baal-Shalishah;   Elisha;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Sons of the Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Medicine;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gehazi;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'sha;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elisha;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So he set it before them, and as the Lord had promised, they ate and had some left over.
Hebrew Names Version
So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of the LORD.
King James Version
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord .
English Standard Version
So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord .
New Century Version
After he gave it to them, the people ate and had food left over, as the Lord had said.
New English Translation
So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as the Lord predicted.
Amplified Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate and left some, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
So he served it to them, and they ate and had some left over, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So he set it before them, and they did eate, and left ouer, according to the word of the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he gave it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
So the servant served the bread and grain to the people. They ate and still had some left over, just as the Lord had promised.
Complete Jewish Bible
So he served them, and they ate and had some left over, as Adonai had said.
Darby Translation
And he set [it] before them, and they ate and left [thereof], according to the word of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Elisha's servant put the food in front of the group of prophets. The group of prophets had enough to eat, and they even had food left over. This happened just as the Lord had said.
George Lamsa Translation
So he set it before them, and they did eat and left some, according to the word of the LORD.
Good News Translation
So the servant set the food before them, and as the Lord had said, they all ate, and there was still some left over.
Lexham English Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he set it before them, so that they ate, and there lefte ouer, acordinge to ye worde of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
So he put it before them, and they had a meal and there was more than enough, as the Lord had said.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so he set it before them, and they did eate, and left ouer, according to the word of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
So he set it before them, and they did eate, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they ate and left, according to the word of the Lord.
English Revised Version
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor he puttide bifor hem, whiche eeten; and it lefte, bi the word of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
So he set it before them, and they ate, and had some left, according to the word of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
So he set [it] before them, and they ate, and left [of it], according to the word of the LORD.
World English Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of Yahweh.
New King James Version
So he set it before them; and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
New Living Translation
And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the Lord had promised.
New Life Bible
So he put it in front of them. And they ate and had some left, as the word of the Lord had said.
New Revised Standard
He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he set before them, and they did eat and left remaining, according to the word of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So he set it before them: and they ate, and there was left, according to the word of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
So he set it before them. And they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the LORD.
THE MESSAGE
And sure enough, there was. He passed around what he had—they not only ate, but had leftovers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

38 And Elisha returned to Gilgal. And the famine was in the land. And the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his young man, Set on the big pot and boil soup for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out to the field to gather herbs, and found a vine of the field, and gathered gourds from it in the field. And with the lap of his garment full, he came in and shredded them into the pot of soup; for they did not know. 40 And they poured out for the men to eat. And it happened, when they were eating the soup, they cried out and said, Death is in the pot O man of God! And they were not able to eat. 41 And he said, Then bring meal. And he threw into the pot, and said, Pour out for the people and they shall eat. And there was no evil thing in the pot. 42 And a man came from Baal-shalisha and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and ripe ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give to the people, and they may eat. 43 And his servant said, What? Should I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give to the people, and they shall eat. For so says Jehovah, Eat and have some left. 44 And he set before them, and they ate, and left some of it, according to the Word of Jehovah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Ruth 2:14 - she did 2 Kings 4:6 - when the vessels 2 Chronicles 31:10 - we have had Matthew 14:20 - were Luke 9:17 - and there

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So he set it before them,.... The twenty barley loaves, and the full ears of corn:

and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord; as the disciples did at the miracle of the loaves and fishes; though that must be allowed to be a greater miracle than this, Matthew 14:17.


 
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