Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 4:6

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 4:6

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 4:6

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed." — 2 Kings 4:6 (ASV)

Her son. —Probably the eldest. The Septuagint has plural here and in the verb that follows.

Stayed. —Hebrew, stood — i.e., halted, stopped. (Compare to Luke 8:44, ἡ ῥύσις ἔστη.) Bähr makes the word mean continued — i.e., to flow (!).