Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 4:40
(40) There is death in the pot.—The bitter taste, and perhaps incipient effect of the pottage, made them think of poison. read more
열왕기하 4:38-40 Krv
Charles John Ellicott
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-44
ELISHA’S MIRACLES2 Kings 4:1-44WE are now in the full tide of Elisha’s miracles, and as regards many of them we can do little more than illustrate the text as it stands. The record of them clearly comes from some account prevalent in the schools of the prophets, which is however only fragmentary, and has been un-chronologically pieced into the annals of the kings of Israel.The story of Elisha abounds far more in the supernatural than that of Elijah, and is believed by most critics to be of... read more
Arno Clemens Gaebelein
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 4:1-44
3. The Miracles CHAPTER 4 1. The widow’s oil multiplied (2 Kings 4:1-7 ) 2. The Shunammite and her reward (2 Kings 4:8-17 ) 3. The son of the Shunammite raised from the dead (2 Kings 4:18-37 ) 4. The deadly pottage healed (2 Kings 4:38-41 ) 5. The multitude fed (2 Kings 4:42-44 ) In the previous chapter Elisha appeared as the saviour of Israel, and now he acts in behalf of the widow of one of the sons of the prophets. His name is not given. Elisha had known him as one who feared the... read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - 2 Kings 4:38
4:38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the {s} land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.(s) That is, in the land of Israel. read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - 2 Kings 4:39
4:39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a {t} wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred [them] into the pot of pottage: for they knew [them] not.(t) Which the apothecaries call colloquintida, and is most vehement and dangerous in purging. read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - 2 Kings 4:40
4:40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O [thou] man of God, [there is] {u} death in the pot. And they could not eat [thereof].(u) They feared that they were poisoned because of the bitterness. read more
L.M. Grant
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 4:1-44
THE WIDOW'S OIL (vv.1-7) The history of the Kings is again interrupted to make way for the ministry of Elisha. The bad example of the kings had brought about poverty in the land, and God provided grace in the ministry of Elisha the prophet to meet this condition of poverty. The sons of the prophets were not always dependable men. A widow of one of these men pled with Elisha for help because her deceased husband had not provided for his family and the creditor wanted to take his two sons as... read more
James Gray
James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-44
ELISHA ’S MINISTRY BEGINS MANEUVERING AN ARMY (2 Kings 3:0 ) The incident about Mesha (2 Kings 3:4-5 ) is interesting from the point of view of Biblical criticism. This is the only time he is mentioned in Sacred Writ and his name does not appear in profane history. For this cause objectors to the Bible have demanded proof of his existence at the time named. Also, was Moab noted for its wool? Was it tributary to Israel at this period? Did this rebellion occur? etc. It was impossible to... read more
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 4:39
(39) Herbs.—A rare word. (See Isaiah 26:19.) The Targum renders “greens.” The LXX. retains the Hebrew word; the Syriac and Arabic render “mallows.” Thenius thinks that αριωθ, the reading of the LXX., points to another word derived from a different root, and meaning “to pluck,” so that the word would denote legumina.A wild vine.—Vulg., “quasi vitem silvestrem,” i.e., a running plant, like a vine.Wild gourds.—In 1 Kings 6:18 a related word is used to describe one of the decorations of the Temple... read more