2 Kings 4:39 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 4:39

One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.

BSB

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ASV

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.

KJV

And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A wild vine - Not a real wild vine, the fruit of which, if not very palatable, is harmless; but some climbing plant with tendrils. The plant was probably either the Ecbalium elaterium, or “squirting cucumber,” the fruit of which, egg-shaped, and of a very bitter taste, bursts at the slightest touch, when it is ripe, and squirts out sap and seed grains; or the Colocynthis, which belongs to the family of cucumbers, has a vine-shaped leaf, and bears a fruit as large as an orange, very bitter, from which is prepared the drug sold as colocynth.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Nature has given man the sense of tasting, not only that wholesome food may be pleasant, but that that which is unwholesome may be discovered before it comes to the stomach; the mouth tries meat by tasting it, Job xii. This pottage was soon found by the taste of it to be dangerous, so that they cried out, There is death in the pot,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The meal which Elisha poured into the pot was a symbolic sign that the noxious quality of the herbs was removed. lap full--The hyke, or large cloak, is thrown loosely over the left shoulder and fastened under the right arm, so as to form a lap or apron.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצֵ֨א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
אֶחָ֣ד	'e.Chad	one [man]	H259 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַשָּׂדֶה֮	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
לְלַקֵּ֣ט	le.la.Ket	to gather	H3950 →
אֹרֹת֒	'o.Rot	herbs	H219 →
וַיִּמְצָא֙	vai.yim.Tza'	and he found	H4672 →
גֶּ֣פֶן	Ge.fen	a vine of	H1612 →
שָׂדֶ֔ה	sa.Deh	[the] field	H7704 →
וַיְלַקֵּ֥ט	vay.la.Ket	and he gathered	H3950 →
מִמֶּ֛נּוּ	mi.Me.nu	from it	H4480 →
פַּקֻּעֹ֥ת	pa.ku.'Ot	gourds of	H6498 →
שָׂדֶ֖ה	sa.Deh	[the] field	H7704 →
מְלֹ֣א	me.Lo'	[the] fullness of	H4393 →
בִגְד֑וֹ	vig.Do	garment his	H899 →
וַיָּבֹ֗א	vai.ya.Vo'	and he came	H935 →
וַיְפַלַּ֛ח	vay.fa.Lach	and he sliced [them]	H6398 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
סִ֥יר	sir	[the] pot of	H5518 →
הַנָּזִ֖יד	ha.na.Zid	the cooked food	H5138 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יָדָֽעוּ׃	ya.Da.'u	people knew	H3045 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 15:13
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
leads to
- John 15:2
  He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- Isaiah 60:21
  Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
- John 15:6
  If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- Isaiah 61:3
  to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be…
- Psalms 92:13
  Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
Through
Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
leads to
- Hebrews 3:12
  See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
- Deuteronomy 29:18
  Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure…
Through
Jeremiah 2:21
I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
leads to
- Isaiah 5:4
  What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings