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.

And Elisha {H477} came again {H7725} to Gilgal {H1537}: and there was a dearth {H7458} in the land {H776}; and the sons {H1121} of the prophets {H5030} were sitting {H3427} before {H6440} him: and he said {H559} unto his servant {H5288}, Set {H8239} on the great {H1419} pot {H5518}, and seethe {H1310} pottage {H5138} for the sons {H1121} of the prophets {H5030}.

Elisha went back to Gilgal. At the time, there was a famine in the land. The guild prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his servant, "Put the big pot on the fire, and boil some soup for the prophets."

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.”

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.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 2:3 (5 votes)

    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 ye your peace.

  • 2 Kings 8:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ 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; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

  • 2 Kings 2:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

  • Acts 22:3 (4 votes)

    ¶ 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 zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

  • Luke 10:39 (4 votes)

    And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

  • Leviticus 26:26 (3 votes)

    [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.

  • 1 Samuel 7:16 (2 votes)

    And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.