2 Kings 4:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 4:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God some bread of the first fruits: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give to the people, that they may eat.””
2 Kings 4:42 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. ”
2 Kings 4:42 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat.'”
2 Kings 4:42 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man ofGod bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of corn in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat. ”
2 Kings 4:42 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, euen twenty loaues of barley, and full eares of corne in the huske. And hee saide, Giue vnto the people, that they may eate.”
2 Kings 4:42 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:42 in Context — 2 Kings 4
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.
43 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.
44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.
What Does 2 Kings 4:42 Mean?
2 Kings 4:42 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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