Translations
Modern
And they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And they served it to the men to eat, and it came to pass as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, “Death is in the pot, O man of God.” And they could not eat it.
Latin
Infuderunt ergo sociis ut comederent: cumque gustassent de coctione, clamaverunt, dicentes: Mors in olla, vir Dei. Et non potuerunt comedere.
Original
Hebrew
English
And they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it.
Notes
The men quickly realized the young man's wild gourds were poisonous. They didn't want to be poisoned or waste the stew during a famine, so they asked Elisha for help. The flour symbolized God's miraculous provision of food.
Events
Glossary
Elisha Food and Food Preparation Gourd Kings, Books of First and Second Pottage Sons of the Prophets
Topics
Elisha: Miracles of Neutralizes the Poison of the Stew Famine: Things Eaten During: Wild Herbs Gilgal: Place of the First Encampment of the Israelites West of the Jordan River: A School of the Prophets At Herbs: Poisonous, not Fit for Man's Use Judgments: Preservation During - Exemplified: Elisha Miracles: Catalogue of Renders the Poisoned Stew Harmless