2 Kings 4:38

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Elisha returned to Gilgal, where there was a famine in the land. The company of the prophets was sitting before him, and he said to his servant, 'Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (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 seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 stew for the sons of the prophets.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But wha Eliseus came againe vnto Gilgal, there was a derth in the londe, & the prophetes children dwelt before him, & he sayde vnto his seruaunt: Set on a greate pot, and make potage for the children of the prophetes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

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

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Elisa came againe to Gilgal, and there was a dearth in the lande, and the children of the prophetes dwelt with him: And he saide vnto his seruaunt, Set a great pot on the fyre and make potage for the children of the prophetes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a dearth 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 stew for the sons of the prophets.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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, "Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Elisha Makes a Meal Edible Now Elisha went back to Gilgal, while there was famine in the land. Some of the prophets were visiting him and he told his servant,“Put the big pot on the fire and boil some stew for the prophets.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 2:1 : 1 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.
  • 2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 The sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He replied, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."
  • 2 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."
  • Luke 10:39 : 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His word.
  • Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
  • Lev 26:26 : 26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven and dole out your bread by weight, and you will eat but not be satisfied.
  • Deut 28:22-24 : 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, scorching heat, drought, blight, and mildew, which will pursue you until you perish. 23 The heavens over your head will be like bronze, and the earth beneath you like iron. 24 The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will come down upon you from the sky until you are destroyed.
  • Deut 28:38-40 : 38 You will sow much seed in the field but gather little, because locusts will consume it. 39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink their wine or gather their grapes, for worms will eat them. 40 You will have olive trees throughout your territory, but you will not anoint yourself with oil, for your olives will drop off prematurely.
  • 1 Sam 7:16-17 : 16 Each year, Samuel traveled in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places. 17 But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 19:20 : 20 Saul sent messengers to capture David. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also began to prophesy.
  • 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 During the days of David, there was a famine for three years, year after year. David sought the presence of the Lord, and the Lord said, "It concerns Saul and his house, who are guilty of bloodshed, for he killed the Gibeonites."
  • John 21:5 : 5 Jesus said to them, 'Children, do you have any fish?' They answered him, 'No.'
  • John 21:9 : 9 When they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and some bread.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  • Acts 15:36 : 36 After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."
  • Prov 8:34 : 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances.
  • Jer 14:1-6 : 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. 2 Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they sit on the ground in mourning, and the cry of Jerusalem rises up. 3 The nobles sent their servants for water; they went to the cisterns but found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, covering their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. 5 Even the doe in the field abandons her newborn because there is no grass. 6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights, panting like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
  • Ezek 14:13 : 13 Son of man, if a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, breaking its supply of bread, sending famine upon it, and cutting off from it both man and beast,
  • Ezek 24:3 : 3 Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the Lord God says: Put the pot on, put it on, and pour water into it.
  • Mark 6:37 : 37 But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'
  • Mark 8:2-6 : 2 I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, because some of them have come from far away. 4 The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?' 5 Jesus asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.' 6 He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.
  • Luke 2:46 : 46 After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
  • Luke 4:25 : 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
  • Luke 8:35 : 35 The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
  • Luke 8:38 : 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
  • Luke 9:13 : 13 But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Kgs 4:39-44
    6 verses
    82%

    39One of them went out into the field to gather herbs. He found a wild vine and picked some of its gourds, filling his garment. He returned, cut them up, and put them in the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.

    40They served the stew to the men, but as they began to eat it, they cried out, 'Man of God, there is poison in the pot!' And they could not eat it.

    41Elisha said, 'Get some flour.' He threw it into the pot and said, 'Serve it to the people to eat.' And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

    42A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley bread and fresh grain in his sack. Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat.'

    43His servant replied, 'How can I set this before a hundred men?' But Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: “They will eat and have some left over.”'

    44So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 4:1-8
    8 verses
    74%

    1A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves."

    2Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil."

    3Then he said, "Go, borrow empty vessels from all your neighbors. Get as many as you can. Do not gather too few."

    4Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all these vessels, and as each one is filled, set it aside."

    5So she left him, shut the door behind her and her sons, and they kept bringing vessels to her while she poured the oil.

    6When all the vessels were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel." But he replied, "There are no more vessels." Then the oil stopped flowing.

    7She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt. You and your sons can live on what is left."

    8One day, Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he passed by, he would stop there to eat.

  • 1 Kgs 19:21
    73%

    21Elisha returned, took the pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the equipment of the oxen, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he got up, followed Elijah, and became his attendant.

  • 2 Kgs 9:1
    71%

    1Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, 'Gird your loins, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.'

  • 1 Kgs 13:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19So the man of God returned with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.

    20While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back,

  • 1 Kgs 17:10-17
    8 verses
    70%

    10So he arose and went to Zarephath. When he reached the city gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a vessel so I may drink."

    11As she was going to fetch it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand as well."

    12But she replied, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked. I only have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a couple of sticks to go and prepare it for myself and my son so we may eat it and then die."

    13Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid. Go and do as you have said, but first make a small cake for me from what you have and bring it to me. Then make some for yourself and your son."

    14For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not run out, and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'

    15She went and did according to what Elijah said, and she, Elijah, and her household ate for many days.

    16The jar of flour was not used up, and the jug of oil did not run dry, as the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah had declared.

    17After this, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick. His illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

  • 2 Kgs 4:37
    70%

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

  • 2 Kgs 8:1
    70%

    1Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."

  • 2 Kgs 3:11
    69%

    11But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha, son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here."

  • 2 Kgs 2:15
    69%

    15The company of the prophets from Jericho saw him from a distance and said, 'The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.' And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

  • 2 Kgs 6:1
    68%

    1The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the place where we are living under your supervision is too small for us."

  • 2 Kgs 2:20
    68%

    20Elisha said, 'Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.' So they brought it to him.

  • 1 Kgs 18:4
    68%

    4When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets, hidden them in two caves in groups of fifty, and provided them with bread and water.

  • 2 Kgs 7:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1Elisha said, "Listen to the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel at the gate of Samaria."

    2The officer on whose arm the king was leaning replied to the man of God, "Even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of heaven, could this happen?" Elisha answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."

  • Ezek 24:3
    68%

    3Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the Lord God says: Put the pot on, put it on, and pour water into it.

  • 2 Kgs 4:18
    68%

    18The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers.

  • 2 Kgs 2:3
    68%

    3The sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He replied, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."

  • 2 Kgs 4:22
    67%

    22She called her husband and said, "Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God and come back."

  • 2 Kgs 2:5
    67%

    5The sons of the prophets who were in Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master away from you?" He answered, "Yes, I know it. Be quiet."

  • 2 Kgs 6:22
    67%

    22Elisha answered, "Do not kill them. Would you kill those you have captured with your sword or bow? Set food and water before them so they can eat and drink and then return to their master."

  • 1 Kgs 13:15
    67%

    15Then the prophet said to him, 'Come home with me and eat some food.'

  • 1 Kgs 18:13
    67%

    13Has it not been reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with bread and water.

  • 2 Kgs 5:26
    67%

    26But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'

  • 2 Kgs 6:28
    67%

    28Then the king asked her, "What is your problem?" She replied, "This woman said to me, 'Give me your son so we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

  • 1 Kgs 19:19
    67%

    19Elijah left from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen, and he was with the twelfth pair. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak over him.

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
    66%

    8Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 18:2
    66%

    2So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. The famine in Samaria was severe.

  • 1 Kgs 18:41
    66%

    41Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.

  • 2 Sam 17:28
    66%

    28They brought bedding, bowls, clay utensils, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, and more roasted grain.