King James Version
2 Kings 4:44 in the King James Version says “So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.”
2 Kings 4:44 · KJV
And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. the husk: or, his scrip, or, garment
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.
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“So he set”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“it before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“and left”
H3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
“thereof according to the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
This verse is found in the book of 2 Kings. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.
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