2 Kings 4:43

KJV1611 – Modern English

And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus says the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave some.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    His 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.”'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    His mynister sayde: How shall I geue an hudreth men of this? He sayde: Geue it vnto the people, that they maye eate. For thus sayeth the LORDE: They shal eate, and there shall be lefte ouer

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And his seruant answered, How shoulde I set this before an hundreth men? He sayd againe, Giue it vnto the people, that they may eate: for thus sayth the Lorde, They shall eate, and there shall remaine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And his minister aunswered: Why shall I set this before an hundred men? He said againe, Geue it vnto the people, that they may eate: For thus saith the Lorde, They shall eate, and there shal be left ouer.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave [thereof].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    His servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, They shall eat, and shall leave of it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And his minister saith, `What -- do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But his servant said, How am I to put this before a hundred men? But he said, Give it to the people for food; for the Lord says, There will be food for them and some over.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    His servant said, "What, should I set this before a hundred men?" But he said, "Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, 'They will eat, and will have some left over.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But his attendant said,“How can I feed a hundred men with this?” He replied,“Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the LORD has said,‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 9:13 : 13 But he said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all these people.
  • John 6:9 : 9 There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish: but what are they among so many?
  • Matt 14:20 : 20 And they all ate and were filled: and they took up twelve baskets full of the leftover fragments.
  • Matt 15:33-34 : 33 And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.
  • Matt 15:37 : 37 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets full.
  • Matt 16:8-9 : 8 Which when Jesus perceived, He said to them, O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves, because you have brought no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
  • Mark 6:37-39 : 37 He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by groups on the green grass.
  • Mark 6:42-43 : 42 And they all ate and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fish.
  • Mark 8:4 : 4 And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?
  • Mark 8:20 : 20 And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.
  • John 6:11-13 : 11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting; and likewise of the fish as much as they wanted. 12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over after those who had eaten.
  • Luke 9:17 : 17 And they ate, and were all filled, and twelve baskets of leftover fragments were taken up by them.
  • Matt 14:16-17 : 16 But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat. 17 And they said to him, We have here only five loaves and two fish.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • 2 Kgs 4:40-42
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    82%

    40So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out, and said, O you man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat of it.

    41But he said, Then bring flour. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

    42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk of it. And he said, Give to the people, that they may eat.

  • Mark 6:36-37
    2 verses
    75%

    36Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

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  • Matt 14:16
    74%

    16But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat.

  • Luke 9:13-14
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    13But he said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all these people.

    14For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty.

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    74%

    38And 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.

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    72%

    22And he answered, You shall not strike them: would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

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    72%

    4And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?

    5And he asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven.

    6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people.

    7And they had a few small fish, and he blessed them, and commanded to set them also before them.

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    33And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

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    9There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish: but what are they among so many?

  • John 6:12-13
    2 verses
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    12When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.

    13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over after those who had eaten.

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    71%

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

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    13And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as you have said: but make a little cake for me first, and bring it to me, and afterward, make some for you and your son.

    14For thus says the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, nor shall the jar of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.

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    36And he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    37And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets full.

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    70%

    2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat thereof.

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    23And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, Set it aside.

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    13And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray you, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even like all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

  • Exod 16:16
    70%

    16This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: Gather of it every man according to his need, an omer for every person, according to the number of your people; each man take for those who are in his tent.

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    21And he returned from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and ministered to him.

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    44And those who ate the loaves were about five thousand men.

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    13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

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