(KJV) 2 Kings 4¹

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⥃The Widow’s Oil

[1] Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons² of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear³ the Lord: and the creditor⁴ is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.⁵ [2] And Elisha said unto her, What shall I⁶ 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 oil⁷. [3] Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels⁸; borrow not a few⁹. [4] And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut¹⁰ the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour¹¹ out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. [5] So she went¹² 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 vessels¹³ 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 oil¹⁴ stayed. [7] Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay¹⁵ thy debt¹⁶, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

⥃The Shunammite Woman ^{[ Matthew 10:40–42 ]}

[8] And it fell on¹⁷ a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem¹⁸, where [was] a great woman¹⁹; and she constrained him²⁰ to eat bread. And [so] it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. [9] And she said²¹ unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this [is²²] an holy man of God²³, which passeth by us continually. [10] Let us²⁴ make a little chamber²⁵, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. [11] And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. [12] And he said to Gehazi²⁶ his servant²⁷, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. [13] And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast²⁸ been careful for us with all this care; what [is] to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king²⁹, or to the captain³⁰ of the host? And she answered, I dwell³¹ among mine³² own people. [14] And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child³³, and her husband is old. [15] And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. [16] And he said, About this³⁴ season³⁵, according to the time of life, thou shalt³⁶ embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord³⁷, [thou] man of God, do not lie³⁸ unto thine handmaid. [17] And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.³⁹

⥃Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son ^{[ Acts 20:7–12 ]}

[18] And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers⁴⁰. [19] And he said unto his father, My head⁴¹, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. [20] And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother⁴², he sat on her knees till noon, and [then] died⁴³. [21] And she went up, and laid him on the bed⁴⁴ of the man of God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out. [22] And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run⁴⁵ to the man of God, and come again. [23] And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it is] neither new moon⁴⁶, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well⁴⁷. [24] Then she⁴⁸ saddled an ass⁴⁹, and said to her servant, Drive⁵⁰, and go forward; slack not [thy] riding for me⁵¹, except I bid thee. [25] So she went and came unto the man of God to mount⁵² Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, [yonder is] that Shunammite: [26] Run now⁵³, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, [Is it] well with thee⁵⁴? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it] well with the child? And she answered, [It is] well⁵⁵. [27] And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet⁵⁶: but Gehazi came near to thrust⁵⁷ her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone⁵⁸; for her soul [is] vexed⁵⁹ within her: and the Lord hath hid [it] from me⁶⁰, and hath not told me. [28] Then she said, Did I desire⁶¹ a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not⁶² deceive me? [29] Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins⁶³, and take my⁶⁴ staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not⁶⁵; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff⁶⁶ upon the face of the child. [30] And the mother of the child said, [As] the Lord⁶⁷ liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not⁶⁸ leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. [31] And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice⁶⁹, nor hearing⁷⁰. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked⁷¹. [32] And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child⁷² was dead, [and] laid upon his bed. [33] He went in therefore, and shut the door⁷³ upon them twain, and prayed⁷⁴ unto the Lord. [34] And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.⁷⁵ [35] Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro⁷⁶; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened⁷⁷ his eyes. [36] And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite⁷⁸. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up⁷⁹ thy son. [37] Then she went in, and fell at his feet⁸⁰, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

⥃Elisha Purifies the Poisonous Stew

[38] And Elisha⁸¹ came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth⁸² in the land; and the sons⁸³ of the prophets [were] sitting⁸⁴ before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot⁸⁵, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. [39] And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine⁸⁶, and gathered thereof wild gourds⁸⁷ 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 [thou⁸⁸] man of God, [there is] death⁸⁹ in the pot. And they could not eat [thereof]. [41] But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast⁹⁰ [it] into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there⁹¹ was no harm⁹² in the pot.

⥃Feeding a Hundred Men ^{[ Matthew 15:29–39 † Mark 8:1–10 ]}

[42] [¶]And there came a man from Baal–shalisha⁹³, and brought the man of God bread⁹⁴ of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley⁹⁵, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof⁹⁶. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. [43] And his servitor⁹⁷ said, What⁹⁸, 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 eat⁹⁹, 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.

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