2 Kings 4:4

4 Then close the door behind you and your children, and pour oil into all those containers. When one is full, set it aside."

2 Kings 4:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 4:4

And when thou art come in
Into her house:

thou shall shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons;
that they might be alone in the house while the miracle was working; that they might not be interrupted in what they were to do, by the creditor coming in upon them, or by neighbours, who would be for getting the oil from them in the vessels they had lent them: and that the miracle might appear the plainer, no oil being brought into the house by any:

and shalt pour out into all these vessels;
out of the single pot of oil into all they borrowed:

and thou shalt set aside that which is full;
by itself, and fill the rest of the empty ones.

2 Kings 4:4 In-Context

2 Elisha asked her, "What should I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She answered, "I have nothing in the house except a jar of olive oil."

3 Elisha said, "Borrow many empty containers from all your neighbors.

4 Then close the door behind you and your children, and pour oil into all those containers. When one is full, set it aside."

5 So she left him and closed the door behind her and her children. The children kept bringing containers to her, and she kept pouring.

6 When the containers were full, she told her son, "Bring me another container." He told her, "There are no more containers." So the olive oil stopped flowing.