2 Kings 4:43
“And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And his servitor said,.... His servant Gehazi very probably:
what, should I set this before one hundred men? for so…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
This miracle was a faint foreshadowing of our Lord’s far more marvelous feeding of thousands with even scantier…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof - It was God, not the prophet, who fed one hundred men with…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 4:38-44
We have here Elisha in his place, in his element, among the sons of the prophets, teaching them, and, as a father,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And his servitor[R.V. servant] said The word is not the usual one for -servant" which has occurred above in this…
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