John Gill Commentary 2 Kings 4:3

"Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few." — 2 Kings 4:3 (ASV)

Then he said, go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbours For he perceived that she had none:

even empty vessels ; which they might more readily lend her:

borrow not a few ; but as many as she could get; the prophet, under a divine impulse, was directed to say this to her, foreseeing, by a spirit of prophecy, that a large quantity of oil would be given her.