Pentecost Season · Proper 12 · Year B
2 Kings 4:42-44
Elisha Feeds a Hundred
July 25, 2027
Overview & Insights
"They shall eat and have some left." (2 Kings 4:43)
A man brings Elisha twenty barley loaves, and at the LORD's word Elisha feeds a hundred people with food left over. The story prefigures the Gospel feeding miracle.
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Commentary
2 Kings 4:42-44 Working Preacher
A Luther Seminary commentary reading Elisha's feeding as a foreshadowing of Jesus feeding the multitude.
2 Kings 4 Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on Elisha's miracles, including the feeding of the hundred.
2 Kings 4 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep study page with word studies and cross-references on Elisha's acts of provision.
Classic commentaries on 2 Kings 4 BibleHub
A classic aggregator collecting historic verse-by-verse commentary on the feeding miracle.
Background & Word Study
2 Kings Enter the Bible
A scholarly book introduction to 2 Kings and the Elijah and Elisha cycles.
II Kings 4 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentary Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English translation and linked Jewish commentary for word-level study.
2 Kings 4:42 interlinear BibleHub
A word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with parsing for close study of the feeding account.
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