Then Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou at home? And she said, Thine handmaid hath nothing at home, save a [a]pitcher of oil.

And he said, Go and borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, empty vessels, and spare not.

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into [b]all those vessels, and set aside those that are full.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 4:2 Thus God suffereth his many times to be brought to extreme necessity, before he succor them, that afterward they may the more praise his mercy.
  2. 2 Kings 4:4 The Prophet declareth hereby unto her, that God never faileth to provide for his servants, their wives and children, if they trust in him.

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