2 Kings 4:38 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁸ And Elisha returned to Gilgal. And the scarcity of food was in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. And he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot, and cook stew for the sons of the prophets.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁸ Elisha came back to Gilgal during a famine in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his servant, Set on the big pot and cook pottage for the sons of the prophets.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Common English Bible

³⁸ When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. A group of prophets was sitting before him. He said to his servant, “Put on the big pot and cook some stew for the prophets.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁸ And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets were living in his sight. And he said to one of his servants, "Set out a large cooking pot, and boil a soup for the sons of the prophets."

2 Kings 4:38 Cross References

Genesis 25:29

And Yaʽ

2 Samuel 21:1

And there was a scarcity of food in the days of Dawiḏ

1 Kings 17:1

And Ě

2 Kings 2:1

And it came to be, when יהוה  was to take up Ě

2 Kings 2:3

And the sons of the prophets who were at Bĕ

2 Kings 4:1

And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared יהוה. And the lender has come to take my two sons to be his slaves.”

2 Kings 4:39

And one went out to the field to gather plants, and found a wild vine, and gathered wild cucumbers from it, filling the skirt of his garment, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were.

2 Kings 8:1

And Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Rise up and go, you and your household, and sojourn wherever you do sojourn, for יהוה  has called for a scarcity of food, and also, it is coming upon the land for seven years.”

Job 30:4

They pluck salt herbs by the bushes, and broom tree roots for their food.

Proverbs 8:34

“Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

Ezekiel 11:3

who are saying, ‘It is not near, let us build houses. This city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’

Ezekiel 11:7

‘Therefore thus said the Master יהוה, “Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the cooking pot. But I shall bring you out of the midst of it.

Ezekiel 14:13

“Son of man, when a land sins against Me to commit a trespass, and I shall stretch out My hand against it, and cut off its supply of bread and send scarcity of food on it, and cut off man and beast from it,

Ezekiel 24:3

“And speak a parable to the rebellious house, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “Put on a pot, put it on, and also pour water into it.

Leviticus 26:26

‘When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back to you your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.

Amos 7:14

And Amos answered and said to Amatsyah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I a son of a prophet, for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs.

Mark 6:37

But He answering, said to them, “You give them to eat.” And they said to Him, “Should we go and buy two hundred silver pieces worth of bread and give them to eat?”

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister called Miryam, who also sat at the feet of יהושע  and heard His word.

Luke 2:46

And it came to be, after three days, that they found Him in the Set-apart Place, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

Luke 4:25

“But truly I say to you, many widows were in Yisra’ĕ

Luke 8:35

So they came out to see what had taken place, and came to יהושע, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of יהושע, dressed, and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

Luke 8:38

And the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him to be with Him. But יהושע  sent him away, saying,

Luke 9:13

But He said to them, “You give them to eat.” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

John 21:5

Then יהושע  said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”

John 21:9

So when they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.

Acts 10:38

how Elohim did anoint יהושע  of Natsareth with the Set-apart Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for Elohim was with Him.

Acts 15:36

And after some days Sha’ul said to Barnaḇ

Acts 22:3

“I am indeed a Yehuḏ

1 Samuel 19:20

And Sha’ul sent messengers to take Dawiḏ