2 Kings 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.”
2 Kings 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then he said, “Go, borrow empty containers from all your neighbors. Don’t borrow just a few containers.”
2 Kings 4:3 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. ”
2 Kings 4:3 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours--empty vessels--let <FI>them<Fi> not be few;”
2 Kings 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few; ”
2 Kings 4:3 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayde, Goe, and borowe thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, emptie vessels, and spare not.”
2 Kings 4:3 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:3 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.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
What Does 2 Kings 4:3 Mean?
2 Kings 4:3 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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