Verse set: 2 Kings 4:1-7 Elisha and the widow’s oil§↻

4 1 Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying, "Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the LORD. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants."

2 Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" She answered, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of olive oil."

3 He said, "Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can.

4 Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it."

5 So she left him and closed the door behind her and her sons. As they were bringing the containers to her, she was pouring the olive oil.

6 When the containers were full, she said to one of her sons, "Bring me another container." But he answered her, "There are no more." Then the olive oil stopped flowing.

7 She went and told the prophet. He said, "Go, sell the olive oil. Repay your creditor, and then you and your sons can live off the rest of the profit."

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Created on Jul 22, 2024.