2 Kings 4:1-7
(NKJV)
[1] A certain
woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying,
“Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the
Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.”
[2] So Elisha
said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?”
And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
[3] Then he said,
“Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do
not gather just a few.
[4] And when you
have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it
into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
[5] So she went
from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to
her; and she poured it out.
[6] Now it came
to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me
another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil
ceased.
[7] Then she came
and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and
you and your sons live on the rest.”
