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2 Kings 4:1-3
New International Reader's Version
2 Kings 4:1-3
New International Reader's Version
Elisha Provides Olive Oil for a Widow
4 The wife of a man from the group of the prophets cried out to Elisha. She said, “My husband is dead. You know how much respect he had for the Lord. But he owed money to someone. And now that person is coming to take my two boys away. They will become his slaves.”
2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me. What do you have in your house?”
“I don’t have anything there at all,” she said. “All I have is a small jar of olive oil.”
3 Elisha said, “Go around to all your neighbors. Ask them for empty jars. Get as many as you can.
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