Now a mancamefrom Baal-shalishah,and broughtthe manof Godbreadof the firstfruits,twentyloavesof barleyand freshearsof grainin his sack.And he said,"Give[them] to the peoplethat they may eat."
"Taketenloaveswith you, [some] cakesand a jarof honey,and goto him. He will tellyou whatwill happento the boy."
When Elishareturnedto Gilgal,[there was] a faminein the land.As the sonsof the prophetswere sittingbeforehim, he saidto his servant,"Puton the largepotand boilstewfor the sonsof the prophets."
Then the kingof Aramsaid,"Gonow,and I will senda letterto the kingof Israel."He departedand tookwith him tentalentsof silverand sixthousand[shekels] of goldand tenchangesof clothes.
Then Elishasaid,"Listento the wordof the LORD;thussaysthe LORD,Tomorrowabout this timea measureof fineflourwill be [sold] for a shekel,and two measuresof barleyfor a shekel,in the gateof Samaria.'"
"Also [you shall observe] the Feastof the Harvest[of] the firstfruitsof your labors[from] whatyou sowin the field;also the Feastof the Ingatheringat the endof the yearwhen you gatherin [the fruit of] your laborsfrom the field.
"Allthe bestof the freshoiland allthe bestof the freshwineand of the grain,the firstfruitsof those whichthey giveto the LORD,I givethem to you.
"The firstripefruitsof allthat is in their land,whichthey bringto the LORD,shall be yours; everyoneof your householdwho is cleanmay eatit.
Sothey gatheredthem up, and filledtwelvebasketswith fragmentsfrom the fivebarleyloaveswhichwere left overby thosewho had eaten.
"There is a ladherewhohasfivebarleyloavesand twofish,but whatare thesefor so many people?"
Ifwe sowedspiritual thingsin you, is it too muchifwe reapmaterial thingsfrom you?
The one who is taughtthe wordis to shareallgood thingswith the one who teaches[him].
"Thereyou shall bringyour burntofferings,your sacrifices,your tithes,the contributionof your hand,your votiveofferings,your freewillofferings,and the firstbornof your herdand of your flock.
Curdsof cows,and milkof the flock,With fatof lambs,And rams,the breedof Bashan,and goats,With the finestof the wheat--And of the bloodof grapesyou drankwine.
a landof wheatand barley,of vinesand figtreesand pomegranates,a landof oliveoiland honey;
He passedthrough the hillcountryof Ephraimand passedthrough the landof Shalishah,but they did not find[them]. Then they passedthrough the landof Shaalim,but [they were] not [there]. Then he passedthrough the landof the Benjamites,but they did not find[them].
Then Saulsaidto his servant,"But behold,if we go,whatshall we bringthe man?For the breadis gonefrom our sackand thereis nopresentto bringto the manof God.Whatdo we have?"
