2 Kings 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.”

2 Kings 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When the containers were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” He said to her, “There isn’t another container.” Then the oil stopped flowing.”

2 Kings 4:6 — World English Bible

2 Kings 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. ”

2 Kings 4:6 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and it cometh to pass, at the filling of the vessels, that she saith unto her son, `Bring nigh unto me a vessel more,' and he saith unto her, `There is not a vessel more;' and the oil stayeth.”

2 Kings 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. ”

2 Kings 4:6 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when the vessels were full, shee sayde vnto her sonne, Bring mee yet a vessel. And hee said vnto her, There is no moe vessels. And the oyle ceased.”

2 Kings 4:6 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 4:6 in Context — 2 Kings 4

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.

6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

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What Does 2 Kings 4:6 Mean?

2 Kings 4:6 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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