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37 Then she approached him, fell at his feet, bowing low to the ground, took back her son, and went out.

Poisoned Stew is Purified

38 Elisha returned to Gilgal during a time of famine in the land. While the Guild of Prophets were having a meal[a] with him, he instructed his attendant, “Put a large pot on the fire and boil some stew for the Guild of Prophets.” 39 Somebody went out into the fields to grab some herbs, found a wild vine, and gathered a lap full of wild gourds, which he came and sliced up into the stew pot, but nobody else knew.

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  1. 2 Kings 4:38 Lit. were sitting