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2 Kings 4:43
2 Kings 4:43 is verse 43 of 2 Kings chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for Yahweh says, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’”
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2 Kings 4:41–44 · Berean Standard Bible
41 Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
43 But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”
44 So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 14:16“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
Matthew 14:17“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
Matthew 15:33The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
Matthew 15:34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
Mark 6:37But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
Mark 6:38“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
Mark 6:39Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
Mark 8:4His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
Luke 9:13But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
John 6:9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
Matthew 14:20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Matthew 15:37They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Matthew 16:8Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
Matthew 16:9Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Matthew 16:10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Mark 6:42They all ate and were satisfied,
Mark 6:43and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
Mark 8:20“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
Luke 9:17They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
John 6:11Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
John 6:12And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
John 6:13So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.