2 Kings 4:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.”
2 Kings 4:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 4:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 4:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God some bread of the first fruits: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give to the people, that they may eat.””
2 Kings 4:42 — World English Bible
2 Kings 4:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.”
2 Kings 4:42 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 4:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, `Give to the people, and they eat.'”
2 Kings 4:42 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 4:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of corn in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat.”
2 Kings 4:42 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 4:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, euen twenty loaues of barley, and full eares of corne in the huske. And hee saide, Giue vnto the people, that they may eate.”
2 Kings 4:42 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 4:42 in Context — 2 Kings 4
40 On servit à manger à ces hommes; mais dès qu’ils eurent mangé du potage, ils s’écrièrent: La mort est dans le pot, homme de Dieu! Et ils ne purent manger.
41 Élisée dit: Prenez de la farine. Il en jeta dans le pot, et dit: Sers à ces gens, et qu’ils mangent. Et il n’y avait plus rien de mauvais dans le pot.
42 Un homme arriva de Baal-Schalischa. Il apporta du pain des prémices à l’homme de Dieu, vingt pains d’orge, et des épis nouveaux dans son sac. Élisée dit: Donne à ces gens, et qu’ils mangent.
43 Son serviteur répondit: Comment pourrais-je en donner à cent personnes? Mais Élisée dit: Donne à ces gens, et qu’ils mangent; car ainsi parle l’Éternel: On mangera, et on en aura de reste.
44 Il mit alors les pains devant eux; et ils mangèrent et en eurent de reste, selon la parole de l’Éternel.
What Does 2 Kings 4:42 Mean?
2 Kings 4:42 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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