3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.


In Context

1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead: and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

4 And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.

2 Kings 4:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Elisha said, "Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:3And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels not a few.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3Then he said, |Go, borrow containers from of all your neighbors, even empty containers. Don't borrow just a few.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:3And he saith, 'Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours — empty vessels — let them not be few;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:3Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.