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36 Elisha[a] called to Gehazi and said, “Get the Shunammite woman.” So he did so[b] and she came to him. He said to her, “Take your son.” 37 She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down. Then she picked up her son and left.

Elisha Makes a Meal Edible

38 Now Elisha went back to Gilgal, while there was a famine in the land. Some of the prophets were visiting him[c] and he told his servant, “Put the big pot on the fire[d] and boil some stew for the prophets.”[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 4:36 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Kings 4:36 tn Heb “and he called for her.”
  3. 2 Kings 4:38 tn Heb “the sons of the prophets were sitting before him.”
  4. 2 Kings 4:38 tn The words “the fire” are added for clarification.
  5. 2 Kings 4:38 tn Heb “sons of the prophets.”