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2Ki 4:38 — And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Elisha		2Ki 2:1; 1Sa 7:16,17; Act 10:38; Act 15:36
a dearth		2Ki 8:1; Lev 26:26; Deu 28:22-24,38-40; 2Sa 21:1; Jer 14:1-6; Eze 14:13; Luk 4:25
the sons		2Ki 2:3; 1Sa 19:20
were sitting		Pro 8:34; Luk 2:46; Luk 8:35,38; Luk 10:39; Act 22:3
Set on the great pot		Mar 6:37; Mar 8:2-6; Luk 9:13; Jhn 21:5,9

Correlating Passages

Elisha

	2Ki 2:1	And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
	1Sa 7:16	And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
	1Sa 7:17	And his return [was] to Ramah; for there [was] his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
	Act 10:38	How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
	Act 15:36	And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.

a dearth

	2Ki 8:1	Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
	Lev 26:26	[And] when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver [you] your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
	Deu 28:22	The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
	Deu 28:23	And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron.
	Deu 28:24	The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
	Deu 28:38	Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.
	Deu 28:39	Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat them.
	Deu 28:40	Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; for thine olive shall cast [his fruit].
	2Sa 21:1	Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, [It is] for Saul, and for [his] bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
	Jer 14:1	The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
	Jer 14:2	Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
	Jer 14:3	And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, [and] found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
	Jer 14:4	Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
	Jer 14:5	Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook [it], because there was no grass.
	Jer 14:6	And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because [there was] no grass.
	Eze 14:13	Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
	Luk 4:25	But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

the sons

	2Ki 2:3	And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.
	1Sa 19:20	And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing [as] appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

were sitting

	Pro 8:34	Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
	Luk 2:46	And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
	Luk 8:35	Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
	Luk 8:38	Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
	Luk 10:39	And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
	Act 22:3	I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

Set on the great pot

	Mar 6:37	He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
	Mar 8:2	I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
	Mar 8:3	And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
	Mar 8:4	And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?
	Mar 8:5	And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
	Mar 8:6	And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before [them]; and they did set [them] before the people.
	Luk 9:13	But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
	Jhn 21:5	Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
	Jhn 21:9	As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

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