2 Kings 4:2 meaning and explanation

“How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”

2 Kings 4:2, Berean Standard Bible

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A widow of one of the sons of the prophets has just told Elisha that her husband feared the LORD and that a creditor is coming to take her two sons as slaves. Elisha, the prophet who inherited Elijah's mantle, answers her cry not with a grand gesture but with a question about her house.

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