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2 Kings 4:38
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 4:38
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Deadly Stew
38 When Elisha returned to Gilgal,(A) there was a famine(B) in the land. The sons of the prophets(C) were sitting at his feet.[a](D) He said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and make stew for the sons of the prophets.”
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- 2 Kings 4:38 Lit sitting before him
2 Kings 4:38
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2 Kings 4:38
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Death in the Pot
38 Elisha returned to Gilgal(A) and there was a famine(B) in that region. While the company of the prophets was meeting with him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.”
2 Kings 8:1
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2 Kings 8:1
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The Shunammite’s Land Restored
8 Elisha said to the woman whose son he had restored to life,(A) “Get ready, you and your household, and go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the Lord has announced a seven-year famine,(B) and it has already come to the land.”
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2 Kings 8:1
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2 Kings 8:1
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The Shunammite’s Land Restored
8 Now Elisha had said to the woman(A) whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine(B) in the land that will last seven years.”(C)
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