2 Kings 4:5

Modern

So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.

Traditional

So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

Literal

And she went from him and shut the door behind her and behind her sons. They brought them near to her, and she poured it out.

Latin

Ivit itaque mulier, et clausit ostium super se, et super filios suos: illi offerebant vasa, et illa infundebat.

Hebrew

English

So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.

Elisha was not present during the miracle so the woman and her son would know that the Lord's power provided it.

Theme notes and profiles

Hebrews 11:7–8
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
2 Kings 5:11
But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
1 Kings 17:15–16
So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
Luke 1:45
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”