2 Kings 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 death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.”

"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 death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof." - 2 Kings 4:40
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What does 2 Kings 4:40 mean?

The verse 2 Kings 4:40 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "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 death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof." In…

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Death in the Pot: A Reflection on God’s Provision and His Sovereign Protection

In 2 Kings 4:40, we encounter a moment of crisis that resonates deeply with the human experience. The King James Version reads: "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…

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Prayer for Divine Provision and Protection from Harm

Heavenly Father, We come before You today in earnest reverence and humility, seeking Your divine presence as we reflect upon the sacred words of Your scripture. As it is written in 2 Kings 4:40, "So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of…

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2 Kings 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 death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof."
2 Kings 17:40 - "Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner."
2 Kings 4:4-5
"Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner." - 2 Kings 17:40
1 Kings 2:40 - "And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath."
Isaiah 40:4
2 Kings 10:4 - "But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?"
2 Kings 4:11 - "And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there."
1 Kings 4:2 - "And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,"
2 Kings 9:4 - "¶ So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead."
2 Kings 6:4 - "So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood."
2 Kings 4:15 - "And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door."
1 Kings 22:40 - "So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead."
2 Kings 16:4 - "And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree."
2 Kings 4:33 - "He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD."
2 Kings 4:32 - "And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed."
2 Kings 4:18 - "¶ And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers."
2 Kings 4:44 - "So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD."
2 Kings 5:4 - "And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel."
1 Kings 8:40 - "That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers."
2 Kings 15:4 - "Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places."
2 Kings 4:28 - "Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?"
2 Kings 3:4 - "¶ And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool."
2 Kings 21:4 - "And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name."
2 Kings 4:17 - "And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life."
2 Kings 20:4 - "And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,"
2 Kings 13:4 - "And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them."
2 Kings 4:3 - "Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few."
2 Kings 4:14 - "And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old."