2 Kings 4:43 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 4:43 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:43 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:43 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for Yahweh says, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’””
2 Kings 4:43 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:43 ASV — 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. ”
2 Kings 4:43 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:43 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;'”
2 Kings 4:43 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:43 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare. ”
2 Kings 4:43 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:43 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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 Lord, They shall eate, and there shall remaine.”
2 Kings 4:43 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:43 in Context — 2 Kings 4
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 4:43 Mean?
2 Kings 4:43 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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