^{1 Ref} Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

^{2 Ref} And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.

^{3 Ref} Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

^{4 Ref} And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

^{5 Ref} So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought `the vessels' to her, and she poured out.