2 Kings 4:38

New Century Version

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a shortage of food in the land. While the groups of prophets were sitting in front of him, he said to his servant, “Put the large pot on the fire, and boil some stew for these men.”

Cross References

Genesis 25:29

One day Jacob was boiling a pot of vegetable soup. Esau came in from hunting in the fields, weak from hunger.

2 Samuel 21:1

During the time David was king, there was a shortage of food that lasted for three years. So David prayed to the Lord. The Lord answered, “Saul and his family of murderers are the reason for this shortage, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

1 Kings 17:1

Now Elijah the Tishbite was a prophet from the settlers in Gilead. “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel,” Elijah said to Ahab. “As surely as the Lord lives, no rain or dew will fall during the next few years unless I command it.”

2 Kings 2:1

It was almost time for the Lord to take Elijah by a whirlwind up into heaven. While Elijah and Elisha were leaving Gilgal,

2 Kings 2:3

The groups of prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know the Lord will take your master away from you today?” Elisha said, “Yes, I know, but don’t talk about it.”

2 Kings 4:1

The wife of a man from the groups of prophets said to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead. You know he honored the Lord. But now the man he owes money to is coming to take my two boys as his slaves!”

2 Kings 4:39

One of them went out into the field to gather plants. Finding a wild vine, he picked fruit from the vine and filled his robe with it. Then he came and cut up the fruit into the pot. But they didn’t know what kind of fruit it was.

2 Kings 8:1

Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had brought back to life. He said, “Get up and go with your family. Stay any place you can, because the Lord has called for a time without food that will last seven years.”

Job 30:4

They gathered desert plants among the brush and ate the root of the broom tree.

Proverbs 8:34

Happy are those who listen to me, watching at my door every day, waiting at my open doorway.

Ezekiel 11:3

They say, ‘It is almost time for us to build houses. This city is like a cooking pot, and we are like the best meat.’

Ezekiel 11:7

“So this is what the Lord God says: Those people you have killed and left in the middle of the city are like the best meat, and this city is like the cooking pot. But I will force you out of the city.

Ezekiel 14:13

“Human, if the people of a country sin against me by not being loyal, I will use my power against them. I will cut off their supply of food and send a time of hunger, destroying both people and animals.

Ezekiel 24:3

And tell a story to the people who refuse to obey me. Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: Put on the pot; put it on and pour water in it.

Leviticus 26:26

There will be very little bread to eat; ten women will be able to cook all your bread in one oven. They will measure each piece of bread, and you will eat, but you will still be hungry.

Amos 7:14

Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I do not make my living as a prophet, nor am I a member of a group of prophets. I make my living as a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore trees.

Mark 6:37

But Jesus answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “We would all have to work a month to earn enough money to buy that much bread!”

Luke 10:39

Martha had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to him teach.

Luke 2:46

After three days they found Jesus sitting in the Temple with the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Luke 4:25

But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah. It did not rain in Israel for three and one-half years, and there was no food anywhere in the whole country.

Luke 8:35

And people went to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, because the demons were gone. But the people were frightened.

Luke 8:38

The man whom Jesus had healed begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Luke 9:13

But Jesus said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we go buy food for all these people.”

John 21:5

Then he said to them, “Friends, did you catch any fish?” They answered, “No.”

John 21:9

When the followers stepped out of the boat and onto the shore, they saw a fire of hot coals. There were fish on the fire, and there was bread.

Acts 10:38

You know about Jesus from Nazareth, that God gave him the Holy Spirit and power. You know how Jesus went everywhere doing good and healing those who were ruled by the devil, because God was with him.

Acts 15:36

After some time, Paul said to Barnabas, “We should go back to all those towns where we preached the message of the Lord. Let’s visit the believers and see how they are doing.”

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia, but I grew up in this city. I was a student of Gamaliel, who carefully taught me everything about the law of our ancestors. I was very serious about serving God, just as are all of you here today.

1 Samuel 19:20

So he sent messengers to capture him. But they met a group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing there leading them. So the Spirit of God entered Saul’s men, and they also prophesied.