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Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Contemporary English Version
2 Kings 4:44
So the servant served the bread and grain to the people. They ate and still had some left over, just as the Lord had promised.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So he set it before them, and as the Lord had promised, they ate and had some left over.
So he set it before them, and as the Lord had promised, they ate and had some left over.
Hebrew Names Version
So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of the LORD.
King James Version
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord .
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord .
English Standard Version
So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord .
So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord .
New Century Version
After he gave it to them, the people ate and had food left over, as the Lord had said.
After he gave it to them, the people ate and had food left over, as the Lord had said.
New English Translation
So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as the Lord predicted.
So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as the Lord predicted.
Amplified Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate and left some, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them, and they ate and left some, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
So he served it to them, and they ate and had some left over, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
So he served it to them, and they ate and had some left over, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So he set it before them, and they did eate, and left ouer, according to the word of the Lord.
So he set it before them, and they did eate, and left ouer, according to the word of the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he gave it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
So he gave it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
Complete Jewish Bible
So he served them, and they ate and had some left over, as Adonai had said.
So he served them, and they ate and had some left over, as Adonai had said.
Darby Translation
And he set [it] before them, and they ate and left [thereof], according to the word of Jehovah.
And he set [it] before them, and they ate and left [thereof], according to the word of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Elisha's servant put the food in front of the group of prophets. The group of prophets had enough to eat, and they even had food left over. This happened just as the Lord had said.
Then Elisha's servant put the food in front of the group of prophets. The group of prophets had enough to eat, and they even had food left over. This happened just as the Lord had said.
George Lamsa Translation
So he set it before them, and they did eat and left some, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them, and they did eat and left some, according to the word of the LORD.
Good News Translation
So the servant set the food before them, and as the Lord had said, they all ate, and there was still some left over.
So the servant set the food before them, and as the Lord had said, they all ate, and there was still some left over.
Lexham English Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And he set before them, and they ate, and left some of it, according to the Word of Jehovah.
And he set before them, and they ate, and left some of it, according to the Word of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he set it before them, so that they ate, and there lefte ouer, acordinge to ye worde of the LORDE.
And he set it before them, so that they ate, and there lefte ouer, acordinge to ye worde of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
So he put it before them, and they had a meal and there was more than enough, as the Lord had said.
So he put it before them, and they had a meal and there was more than enough, as the Lord had said.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so he set it before them, and they did eate, and left ouer, according to the word of the Lorde.
And so he set it before them, and they did eate, and left ouer, according to the word of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
So he set it before them, and they did eate, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.
So he set it before them, and they did eate, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they ate and left, according to the word of the Lord.
And they ate and left, according to the word of the Lord.
English Revised Version
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor he puttide bifor hem, whiche eeten; and it lefte, bi the word of the Lord.
Therfor he puttide bifor hem, whiche eeten; and it lefte, bi the word of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.
and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
So he set it before them, and they ate, and had some left, according to the word of Yahweh.
So he set it before them, and they ate, and had some left, according to the word of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
So he set [it] before them, and they ate, and left [of it], according to the word of the LORD.
So he set [it] before them, and they ate, and left [of it], according to the word of the LORD.
World English Bible
So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of Yahweh.
So he set it before them, and they ate, and left of it, according to the word of Yahweh.
New King James Version
So he set it before them; and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them; and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
New Living Translation
And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the Lord had promised.
And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all and some left over, just as the Lord had promised.
New Life Bible
So he put it in front of them. And they ate and had some left, as the word of the Lord had said.
So he put it in front of them. And they ate and had some left, as the word of the Lord had said.
New Revised Standard
He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord .
He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he set before them, and they did eat and left remaining, according to the word of Yahweh.
So he set before them, and they did eat and left remaining, according to the word of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So he set it before them: and they ate, and there was left, according to the word of the Lord.
So he set it before them: and they ate, and there was left, according to the word of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
So he set it before them. And they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them. And they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the LORD.
THE MESSAGE
And sure enough, there was. He passed around what he had—they not only ate, but had leftovers.
And sure enough, there was. He passed around what he had—they not only ate, but had leftovers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
Contextual Overview
38 Later, Elisha went back to Gilgal, where there was almost nothing to eat, because the crops had failed. One day while the prophets who lived there were meeting with Elisha, he said to his servant, "Fix a big pot of stew for these prophets." 39 One of them went out into the woods to gather some herbs. He found a wild vine and picked as much of its fruit as he could carry, but he didn't know that the fruit was very sour. When he got back, he cut up the fruit and put it in the stew. 40 The stew was served, and when the prophets started eating it, they shouted, "Elisha, this stew tastes terrible! We can't eat it." 41 "Bring me some flour," Elisha said. He sprinkled the flour in the stew and said, "Now serve it to them." And the stew tasted fine. 42 A man from the town of Baal-Shalishah brought Elisha some freshly cut grain and twenty loaves of bread made from the first barley that was harvested. Elisha said, "Give it to the people so they can eat." 43 "There's not enough here for a hundred people," his servant said. "Just give it to them," Elisha replied. "The Lord has promised there will be more than enough." 44 So the servant served the bread and grain to the people. They ate and still had some left over, just as the Lord had promised.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Ruth 2:14 - she did 2 Kings 4:6 - when the vessels 2 Chronicles 31:10 - we have had Matthew 14:20 - were Luke 9:17 - and there
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So he set it before them,.... The twenty barley loaves, and the full ears of corn:
and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord; as the disciples did at the miracle of the loaves and fishes; though that must be allowed to be a greater miracle than this, Matthew 14:17.
