2 Kings 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.”
2 Kings 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elisha said to her, “What should I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.””
2 Kings 4:2 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil. ”
2 Kings 4:2 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elisha saith unto her, `What do I do for thee? declare to me, what hast thou in the house?' and she saith, `Thy maid-servant hath nothing in the house except a pot of oil.'”
2 Kings 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything at all in the house but a pot of oil. ”
2 Kings 4:2 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Elisha saide vnto her, What shall I do for thee? tell mee, what hast thou at home? And she sayd, Thine handmayd hath nothing at home, saue a pitcher of oyle.”
2 Kings 4:2 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:2 in Context — 2 Kings 4
1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
What Does 2 Kings 4:2 Mean?
2 Kings 4:2 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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