Introduction
Overview
2 Kings 4 . 1 , Elisha multiplies the widow’s oil; 2 Kings 4 . 8 , He obtains a son for the good Shunammite; 2 Kings 4 . 18 , He restores her son when dead; 2 Kings 4 . 38 , At Gilgal he heals the deadly pottage; 2 Kings 4 . 42 , He satisfies an hundred men with twenty loaves.
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sons . 2 Kings 4 . 38 , 2 Kings 2 . 3 , 2 Kings 2 . 5 , 1 Kings 20 . 35
thy servant did fear . Genesis 22 . 12 , 1 Kings 18 . 3 , Nehemiah 7 . 2 , Psalm 103 . 11 , Psalm 103 . 17 , Psalm 112 . 1 , Psalm 112 . 2 , Psalm 115 . 13 , Psalm 147 . 11 , Ecclesiastes 8 . 12 , Ecclesiastes 12 . 13 , Malachi 3 . 16 , Malachi 4 . 2 , Acts 13 . 26 , Revelation 15 . 4 , Revelation 19 . 5
the creditor . Leviticus 25 . 39 , Leviticus 25 . 40 , Leviticus 25 . 48 , Nehemiah 5 . 2-5 , Nehemiah 10 . 31 , Jeremiah 34 . 14 , Matthew 18 . 25 , Matthew 18 . 30 , Matthew 18 . 35 , James 2 . 13
Reciprocal . Exodus 21 . 2 . an Hebrew Exodus 22 . 25 . General Ruth 1 . 3 . and she was 2 Kings 2 . 15 . bowed 2 Kings 6 . 1 . the sons 2 Kings 9 . 1 . the children Nehemiah 5 . 5 . we Job 24 . 9 . General Psalm 37 . 21 . borroweth Proverbs 18 . 23 . poor Proverbs 22 . 7 . the borrower Proverbs 22 . 27 . General Isaiah 50 . 1 . or which Hosea 9 . 8 . with Zechariah 11 . 5 . sell Matthew 14 . 20 . and they took
What shall I . 2 Kings 2 . 9 , 2 Kings 6 . 26 , 2 Kings 6 . 27 , Matthew 15 . 34 , John 6 . 5-7 , Acts 3 . 6 , 2 Corinthians 6 . 10
save a pot of oil . 1 Kings 17 . 12 , James 2 . 5
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 17 . 14 . The barrel of meal Proverbs 18 . 23 . poor Mark 8 . 8 . they took John 2 . 7 . Fill John 6 . 13 . and filled
empty vessels . 2 Kings 3 . 16 , John 2 . 7
borrow not a few . Heb. scant not , 2 Kings 13 . 18 , 2 Kings 13 . 19 , Psalm 81 . 10 , John 16 . 24
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 8 . 4 . all the great Luke 5 . 6 . they enclosed
thou shalt shut . 2 Kings 4 . 32 , 2 Kings 4 . 33 , 1 Kings 17 . 19 , 1 Kings 17 . 20 , Isaiah 26 . 20 , Matthew 6 . 6 , Mark 5 . 40 , Acts 9 . 40
and shalt pour . Mark 6 . 37-44 , Mark 8 . 5-9 , John 2 . 7-9 , John 6 . 11 , Ephesians 3 . 20
Reciprocal . Genesis 7 . 16 . the Mark 7 . 33 . he took Luke 8 . 51 . he suffered
she went . 2 Kings 5 . 11 , 1 Kings 17 . 15 , 1 Kings 17 . 16 , Luke 1 . 45 , Hebrews 11 . 7 , Hebrews 11 . 8
Reciprocal . Genesis 7 . 16 . the
when the vessels . 2 Kings 4 . 43 , 2 Kings 4 . 44 , Matthew 9 . 29 , Matthew 13 . 58 , Matthew 14 . 20 , Matthew 15 . 37 , Luke 6 . 19 , 2 Chronicles 6 . 12 , 2 Chronicles 6 . 13
And the oil . 2 Kings 13 . 19 , Joshua 5 . 12 , 1 Kings 17 . 14 , John 6 . 12
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 25 . 26 . as the Lord liveth 2 Kings 13 . 18 . he smote thrice
pay . Psalm 37 . 21 , Romans 12 . 17 , Philippians 4 . 8 , 1 Thessalonians 2 . 9 , 1 Thessalonians 2 . 10 , 1 Thessalonians 4 . 12 , 2 Thessalonians 3 . 7-12
debt . or , creditor
Reciprocal . Exodus 22 . 25 . General 2 Kings 6 . 5 . for it was borrowed 2 Kings 6 . 7 . Take it up 2 Peter 1 . 21 . in old time
it fell on . Heb. there was , 2 Kings 4 . 11 , 2 Kings 4 . 18
Shunem . This city was situated in the tribe of Issachar , five miles south from mount Tabor , according to Eusebius; and is probably the place which he calls Sanim , in Acrabatene , in the neighbourhood of Samaria or Sebaste. 2 Kings 4 . 12 , Joshua 19 . 18 , 1 Samuel 28 . 4 , 1 Kings 1 . 3
a great woman . 2 Samuel 19 . 32 , Job 1 . 3 , Job 32 . 9 , Luke 1 . 15
she constrained him . Heb. she laid hold on him , Genesis 19 . 3 , Judges 19 . 20 , Proverbs 7 . 21 , Luke 14 . 23 , Luke 24 . 29 , Acts 16 . 15
Reciprocal . Genesis 38 . 1 . turned 1 Samuel 28 . 23 . compelled him 2 Kings 5 . 1 . a great Psalm 107 . 39 . they are Matthew 10 . 41 . that receiveth a prophet Matthew 25 . 17 . he also Hebrews 13 . 2 . not
she said . Proverbs 31 . 10 , Proverbs 31 . 11 , 1 Peter 3 . 1
this is . Matthew 5 . 16 , 1 Thessalonians 2 . 10 , Titus 1 . 8 , 2 Peter 1 . 21 , 2 Peter 3 . 2
man of God . Deuteronomy 33 . 1 , 1 Kings 13 . 1 , 1 Kings 17 . 18 , 1 Kings 17 . 24 , 1 Timothy 6 . 11
Reciprocal . Joshua 14 . 6 . the man Judges 13 . 6 . A man 2 Kings 4 . 40 . O thou
Let us . Isaiah 32 . 8 , Matthew 10 . 41 , Matthew 10 . 42 , Matthew 25 . 40 , Mark 9 . 41 , Luke 8 . 3 , Romans 12 . 13 , Hebrews 10 . 24 , Hebrews 13 . 2 , 1 Peter 4 . 9 , 1 Peter 4 . 10
a little chamber . An aleeyah , or oleah , as the Arabs call it; a small back house annexed to the principal dwelling , in which the prophet could live in a great privacy as in his own house , and to which he could retire at pleasure , without breaking in upon the private affairs of the family , or being in his turn interrupted by them in his devotions. See note on Judges 3 . 20 , and see note on 1 Kings 17 . 19
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 4 . 21 . the bed Proverbs 31 . 11 . General
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 4 . 8 . it fell on
Gehazi . 2 Kings 4 . 29-31 , 2 Kings 5 . 20-27 , 2 Kings 8 . 4 , 2 Kings 8 . 5
servant . 2 Kings 3 . 11 , 1 Kings 18 . 43 , 1 Kings 19 . 3 , Acts 13 . 5
Reciprocal . Joshua 19 . 18 . Shunem 2 Kings 4 . 8 . Shunem 2 Kings 4 . 36 . Call this Shunammite 2 Kings 4 . 43 . his servitor
thou hast . Matthew 10 . 40-42 , Luke 9 . 3-5 , Romans 16 . 2 , Romans 16 . 6 , Philippians 4 . 18 , Philippians 4 . 19 , 1 Thessalonians 5 . 12 , 1 Thessalonians 5 . 13 , 2 Timothy 1 . 16-18 , Hebrews 6 . 10
to the king . 2 Kings 3 . 15-18 , 2 Kings 8 . 3-6 , Genesis 14 . 24 , 2 Samuel 19 . 32-38
to the captain . 2 Kings 9 . 5 , 2 Samuel 19 . 13 , 1 Kings 2 . 32
I dwell . 1 Timothy 6 . 6-8 , Hebrews 13 . 5
among mine . 2 Kings 8 . 1 , Ruth 1 . 1-4 , Psalm 37 . 3
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 19 . 2 . I will show
she hath no child . Genesis 15 . 2 , Genesis 15 . 3 , Genesis 17 . 17 , Genesis 18 . 10-14 , Genesis 25 . 21 , Genesis 30 . 1 , Judges 13 . 2 , 1 Samuel 1 . 2 , 1 Samuel 1 . 8 , Luke 1 . 7
About this . Genesis 17 . 21 , Genesis 18 . 10 , Genesis 18 . 14
season . Heb. set time
thou shalt . Genesis 17 . 16 , Genesis 17 . 17 , Luke 1 . 13 , Luke 1 . 30 , Luke 1 . 31
my lord . 2 Kings 2 . 19
do not lie . 2 Kings 4 . 28 , 2 Kings 5 . 10 , 2 Kings 5 . 11 , Genesis 18 . 12-15 , 1 Kings 17 . 18 , 1 Kings 18 . 9 , Psalm 116 . 11 , Luke 1 . 18-20
Reciprocal . Genesis 17 . 19 . Sarah Genesis 21 . 2 . conceived Joshua 14 . 6 . the man Judges 13 . 3 . but thou Judges 13 . 6 . A man Judges 20 . 38 . sign 1 Kings 12 . 22 . General 2 Kings 8 . 4 . all the great 2 Kings 13 . 19 . the man of God Ecclesiastes 3 . 2 . time to be born Matthew 1 . 21 . she Matthew 10 . 41 . that receiveth a prophet Luke 7 . 12 . the only
Genesis 21 . 1 , 1 Samuel 1 . 19 , 1 Samuel 1 . 20 , Psalm 113 . 9 , Luke 1 . 24 , Luke 1 . 25 , Luke 1 . 36 , Hebrews 11 . 11
Reciprocal . Genesis 17 . 19 . Sarah Genesis 18 . 10 . according Genesis 21 . 2 . conceived 2 Kings 8 . 4 . all the great Matthew 1 . 21 . she Matthew 10 . 41 . that receiveth a prophet Luke 1 . 13 . thy prayer
to the reapers . Ruth 2 . 4
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 17 . 17 . the son of the woman 2 Kings 4 . 8 . it fell on 2 Kings 8 . 1 . whose son
My head . From this peculiar exclamation , and the season of the year , it is probable he was affected by the coup de soleil , or stroke of the sun , which is by no means uncommon in hot climates , and often proves fatal. Job 14 . 1 , Job 14 . 2 , Jeremiah 4 . 19
his mother . Isaiah 49 . 15 , Isaiah 66 . 13 , Luke 7 . 12
and then died . Genesis 22 . 2 , Genesis 37 . 3 , Genesis 37 . 5 , 1 Kings 17 . 17 , Ezekiel 24 . 16-18 , Luke 2 . 35 , John 11 . 3 , John 11 . 5 , John 11 . 14
the bed . 2 Kings 4 . 10 , 1 Kings 17 . 19
I may run . 2 Kings 4 . 24 , 2 Kings 4 . 26 , John 11 . 3 , Acts 9 . 38
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 12 . 22 . General Proverbs 31 . 11 . General 2 Peter 1 . 21 . in old time
new moon . Numbers 10 . 10 , Numbers 28 . 11 , 1 Chronicles 23 . 31 , Isaiah 1 . 13-15
well . Heb. peace , 2 Kings 4 . 26
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 20 . 5 . the new moon Psalm 74 . 8 . all the synagogues Psalm 81 . 3 . new Proverbs 31 . 11 . General Isaiah 66 . 23 . that from Amos 8 . 5 . When Colossians 2 . 16 . the new
Then she . Exodus 4 . 20 , 1 Samuel 25 . 20 , 1 Kings 13 . 13 , 1 Kings 13 . 23
an ass . These animals were not anciently , as now , used only by the lower classes , but were in general use among the noble and chief personages of the East , and it was not unusual for even the husband to walk by the side of his wife while thus riding; the driver , as was the custom , following. The Shunammite , when she went to the prophet , did not desire so much attendance; but only requested her husband to send her an ass and its driver.
Drive . 1 Samuel 25 . 19
slack not thy riding for me . Heb. restrain not for me to ride
Reciprocal . Joshua 10 . 6 . Slack 2 Kings 4 . 22 . I may run Luke 10 . 4 . and
to mount . 2 Kings 2 . 25 , 1 Kings 18 . 19 , 1 Kings 18 . 42 , Isaiah 35 . 2
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 1 . 3 . Shunammite 1 Kings 12 . 22 . General
Run now . Zechariah 2 . 4
Is it well with thee . Genesis 29 . 6 , Genesis 37 . 14 , 1 Samuel 17 . 18 , Matthew 10 . 12 , Matthew 10 . 13 , Acts 15 . 36
It is well . 2 Kings 4 . 23 , Leviticus 10 . 3 , 1 Samuel 3 . 18 , Job 1 . 21 , Job 1 . 22 , Psalm 39 . 9
Reciprocal . Judges 18 . 15 . saluted him 2 Kings 4 . 22 . I may run 2 Kings 5 . 21 . Is all well 2 Kings 9 . 11 . Is all well
him by the feet . Heb. by his feet , Matthew 28 . 9 , Luke 7 . 38
thrust . Matthew 15 . 23 , Matthew 20 . 31 , Mark 10 . 13 , John 4 . 27 , John 12 . 4-6
Let her alone . Mark 14 . 6 , John 12 . 7
vexed . Heb. bitter , 1 Samuel 1 . 10 , Job 10 . 1 , Proverbs 14 . 10 , Proverbs 18 . 14
hid it from me . 2 Kings 6 . 12 , Genesis 18 . 17 , 2 Samuel 7 . 3 , Amos 3 . 7 , John 15 . 15
Reciprocal . Joshua 1 . 1 . Moses' minister 1 Samuel 30 . 6 . grieved 1 Kings 1 . 27 . and thou 1 Kings 12 . 22 . General 1 Kings 14 . 5 . the Lord 2 Kings 4 . 37 . fell at his feet 2 Kings 6 . 9 . thither the Syrians Esther 8 . 3 . fell Job 3 . 20 . the bitter Job 7 . 11 . the anguish Job 27 . 2 . vexed my soul Psalm 109 . 22 . and my Proverbs 31 . 6 . of heavy hearts Isaiah 38 . 15 . in the Hebrews 11 . 35 . Women
Did I desire . Genesis 30 . 1
Do not . 2 Kings 4 . 16
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 8 . 12 . my Lord Job 7 . 11 . the anguish Acts 9 . 38 . desiring
Gird up thy loins . 2 Kings 9 . 1 , 1 Kings 18 . 46 , Ephesians 6 . 14 , 1 Peter 1 . 13
take my . 2 Kings 2 . 14 , Exodus 4 . 17
salute him not . Luke 10 . 4
lay my staff . 2 Kings 2 . 8 , 2 Kings 2 . 14 , Exodus 7 . 19 , Exodus 7 . 20 , Exodus 14 . 16 , Joshua 6 . 4 , Joshua 6 . 5 , Acts 3 . 16 , Acts 19 . 12
Reciprocal . Genesis 47 . 7 . And Jacob 2 Kings 4 . 12 . Gehazi Proverbs 31 . 17 . girdeth Jeremiah 1 . 17 . gird up Matthew 17 . 16 . and they Mark 9 . 18 . and they Mark 16 . 8 . neither John 20 . 17 . Touch
As the Lord . 2 Kings 2 . 2 , 2 Kings 2 . 4
I will not . Exodus 33 . 12-16 , Ruth 1 . 16-18
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 1 . 26 . as thy soul 2 Samuel 15 . 21 . As the Lord 1 Kings 1 . 29 . As the
neither voice . 1 Samuel 14 . 37 , 1 Samuel 28 . 6 , Ezekiel 14 . 3 , Matthew 17 . 16-21 , Mark 9 . 19-29 , Acts 19 . 13-17
hearing . Heb. attention , 1 Kings 18 . 26 , 1 Kings 18 . 29
not awaked . Job 14 . 12 , Daniel 12 . 2 , Mark 5 . 39 , John 11 . 11 , John 11 . 43 , John 11 . 44 , Ephesians 5 . 14
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 5 . 20 . Gehazi 2 Kings 8 . 1 . whose son Luke 9 . 40 . and they
the child . 1 Kings 17 . 17 , Luke 8 . 52 , Luke 8 . 53 , John 11 . 17
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 17 . 19 . into a loft 2 Kings 4 . 4 . thou shalt shut Matthew 9 . 25 . the people Matthew 10 . 41 . that receiveth a prophet Luke 7 . 15 . General John 5 . 21 . as Acts 9 . 40 . and prayed
shut the door . 2 Kings 4 . 4 , Matthew 6 . 6
prayed . 2 Kings 5 . 11 , 2 Kings 6 . 17 , 2 Kings 6 . 18 , 2 Kings 6 . 20 , 1 Kings 17 . 20 , 1 Kings 17 . 21 , 1 Kings 18 . 26 , 1 Kings 18 . 27 , John 11 . 41 , John 11 . 42 , Acts 9 . 40 , James 5 . 13-18
Reciprocal . Hosea 9 . 8 . with Mark 5 . 40 . when Mark 7 . 33 . he took Mark 9 . 29 . by prayer John 11 . 43 . Lazarus James 5 . 14 . pray James 5 . 16 . The effectual
1 Kings 17 . 21 , Acts 20 . 10
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 13 . 16 . Elisha Mark 7 . 33 . he took Mark 9 . 29 . by prayer Luke 8 . 51 . he suffered
to and fro . Heb. once hither and once thither
and the child opened . 2 Kings 8 . 1 , 2 Kings 8 . 5 , 2 Kings 13 . 21 , 1 Kings 17 . 22 , Luke 7 . 14 , Luke 7 . 15 , Luke 8 . 55 , John 11 . 43 , John 11 . 44 , Acts 9 . 40
Reciprocal . Acts 20 . 10 . and fell
Call this Shunammite . 2 Kings 4 . 12
Take up . 1 Kings 17 . 23 , Luke 7 . 15 , Hebrews 11 . 35
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 5 . 20 . Gehazi 2 Kings 6 . 7 . Take it up Luke 9 . 42 . and delivered
fell at his feet . 2 Kings 4 . 27 , 2 Kings 2 . 15 , 1 Kings 17 . 24
Reciprocal . Genesis 48 . 12 . he bowed himself 1 Samuel 25 . 24 . fell 1 Kings 17 . 23 . thy son liveth
Elisha . 2 Kings 2 . 1 , 1 Samuel 7 . 16 , 1 Samuel 7 . 17 , Acts 10 . 38 , Acts 15 . 36
a dearth . 2 Kings 8 . 1 , Leviticus 26 . 26 , Deuteronomy 28 . 22-24 , Deuteronomy 28 . 38-40 , 2 Samuel 21 . 1 , Jeremiah 14 . 1-6 , Ezekiel 14 . 13 , Luke 4 . 25
the sons . 2 Kings 2 . 3 , 1 Samuel 19 . 20
were sitting . Proverbs 8 . 34 , Luke 2 . 46 , Luke 8 . 35 , Luke 8 . 38 , Luke 10 . 39 , Acts 22 . 3
Set on the great pot . Mark 6 . 37 , Mark 8 . 2-6 , Luke 9 . 13 , John 21 . 5 , John 21 . 9
Reciprocal . Genesis 12 . 10 . was a 1 Samuel 10 . 5 . a company 1 Kings 20 . 35 . of the sons 2 Kings 4 . 1 . sons 2 Kings 4 . 42 . bread 2 Kings 6 . 1 . the place Job 30 . 4 . for their meat Amos 4 . 6 . and want Amos 7 . 14 . neither
a wild vine . Isaiah 5 . 4 , Jeremiah 2 . 21 , Matthew 15 . 13 , Hebrews 12 . 15
wild gourds . The word pakkuoth , from peka , in Chaldee , to burst , and in Syriac , to crack , thunder , is generally supposed to be the fruits of the coloquintida , or colocynth; whose leaves are large , placed alternately , very much like those of the vine , whence it might be called a wild vine . the flowers are white , and the fruit of the gourd kind , of the size of a large apple , and when ripe , of a yellow colour , and a pleasant and inviting appearance. It ranks among vegetable poisons , as all intense bitters do; but , judiciously employed , it is of considerable use in medicine. It is said that the fruit , when ripe , is so full of wind that it bursts , and throws its liquor and seeds to a great distance , and if touched , before it breaks of itself , it flies open with an explosion , and discharges its foetid contents in the face of him who touched it.
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 18 . knops 2 Chronicles 4 . 3 . oxen Job 30 . 4 . for their meat Mark 16 . 18 . if
O thou . 2 Kings 4 . 9 , 2 Kings 1 . 9 , 2 Kings 1 . 11 , 2 Kings 1 . 13 , Deuteronomy 33 . 1 , 1 Kings 17 . 18
death . Exodus 10 . 17 , Exodus 15 . 23 , Mark 16 . 18
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 13 . 19 . the man of God
he cast . 2 Kings 2 . 21 , 2 Kings 5 . 10 , 2 Kings 6 . 6 , Exodus 15 . 25 , John 9 . 6 , 1 Corinthians 1 . 25
there . Acts 28 . 5
harm . Heb. evil thing
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 20 . 7 . Take a lump Hosea 9 . 8 . with
Baalshalisha . 1 Samuel 9 . 4 , 1 Samuel 9 . 7
bread . 2 Kings 4 . 38 , Exodus 23 . 16 , Deuteronomy 12 . 6 , Deuteronomy 26 . 2-10 , 1 Samuel 9 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 11 . 13 , 2 Chronicles 11 . 14 , Proverbs 3 . 9 , Proverbs 3 . 10 , 1 Corinthians 9 . 11 , Galatians 6 . 6
of barley . 2 Kings 7 . 1 , 2 Kings 7 . 16-18 , Deuteronomy 8 . 8 , Deuteronomy 32 . 14 , John 6 . 9 , John 6 . 13
the husk thereof . or , his scrip , or garment , Note . Parched corn , or corn to be parched; full ears before they are ripe , parched on the fire . avery frequent food in the East. The loaves were probably extremely small , as their loaves of bread still are in eastern countries. But small as this may appear , it would be a considerable present in the time of famine; though very inadequate to the number of persons. Baal-shalisha , of which the person who made this seasonable present was an inhabitant , was situated , according to Eusebius and Jerome , fifteen miles north of Diospolis , or Lydda.
Reciprocal . Exodus 22 . 29 . shalt not delay Leviticus 2 . 14 . corn beaten Joshua 14 . 6 . the man 1 Kings 14 . 3 . And take 1 Kings 17 . 14 . The barrel of meal Daniel 1 . 15 . their Matthew 4 . 4 . but Matthew 14 . 16 . they Matthew 15 . 33 . Whence Mark 6 . 37 . give Mark 6 . 42 . General Mark 8 . 4 . From Mark 8 . 8 . they took Luke 9 . 13 . Give
his servitor . 2 Kings 4 . 12
What . Matthew 14 . 16 , Matthew 14 . 17 , Matthew 15 . 33 , Matthew 15 . 34 , Mark 6 . 37-39 , Mark 8 . 4 , Luke 9 . 13 , John 6 . 9
They shall eat . Matthew 14 . 20 , Matthew 15 . 37 , Matthew 16 . 8-10 , Mark 6 . 42 , Mark 6 . 43 , Mark 8 . 20 , Luke 9 . 17 , John 6 . 11-13
Reciprocal . Ruth 2 . 14 . she did 2 Kings 4 . 6 . when the vessels 2 Chronicles 31 . 10 . we have had Hosea 9 . 8 . with John 6 . 7 . Two
Reciprocal . Ruth 2 . 14 . she did 2 Kings 4 . 6 . when the vessels 2 Chronicles 31 . 10 . we have had Matthew 14 . 20 . were Luke 9 . 17 . and there