2 Kings 4:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.”
2 Kings 4:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So they poured out for the men to eat. As they were eating some of the stew, they cried out and said, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.”
2 Kings 4:40 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. ”
2 Kings 4:40 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they pour out for the men to eat, and it cometh to pass at their eating of the pottage, that they have cried out, and say, `Death <FI>is<Fi> in the pot, O man of God!' and they have not been able to eat.”
2 Kings 4:40 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out and said, Man ofGod, there is death in the pot! And they could not eat [it]. ”
2 Kings 4:40 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So they powred out for the men to eate: and when they did eate of the pottage, they cryed out, and sayde, O thou man of God, death is in the pot: and they could not eate thereof.”
2 Kings 4:40 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:40 in Context — 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.
39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
41 But he said, Then bring meal. 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.
42 And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
What Does 2 Kings 4:40 Mean?
2 Kings 4:40 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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