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104Kgs 4:10
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1359D…he man of God loaves, and cakes, and grapes, and honey." 111 Reg. xviii, 4. — "Abdias took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifties in caves, and fed them." IV Reg. iv, 10. — "The woman said to her husband: Beho…
124Kgs 4:12
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:485…itual things, but also strove to reward her in carnal things; wherefore he also said: If thou hast any business with the king, or with the captain? (4 Reg. 4. 12 sqq.) And why do you marvel if Paul provided recommendation…
164Kgs 4:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:311…d therefore the prophets also, seeking blessings from of old, provided this blessing. For Elisha rewarded with the gift of a son her who received him (4 Kings 4:16). But in the New [Covenant], not these [gifts], but much gr…
274Kgs 4:27
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:339…while he was a man, did not permit a disciple to push away the woman who came to him, saying: Let her be, for her soul is affected with bitterness (4 Kings 4:27), wishing to show nothing else from this than that she had… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:79…ets of the Old Testament as well. For Elisha, unaware of the death of the son of the Shunamite, said to Gehazi, "And the Lord has hidden it from me" [IV Reg. IV, 27]. But they were ignorant for three main reasons: First, to…
294Kgs 4:29
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:269B…ook of Kings, where Elisha says to Gehazi: "If you find a man, you shall not salute [bless] him, and if a man salutes [blesses] you, you shall not answer him" (IV Reg. 4:29). "You will give" is used instead of "Y…
344Kgs 4:34
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:651…e of the Spirit; and Elisha also restored to life the son of the Shunamite, using a spiritual breath, and by a life-giving Spirit performing the life (4 Reg. 4:34). Thus, having demonstrated the operation of divine power,…
354Kgs 4:35
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:53B…דַבֵּר] ouieddabber, even though in modern Latin Bibles Vaiera and Vaieddabber are read at the beginning of the books of Leviticus and Numbers. Similarly IV Reg. IV, 35, ouiesgar for [וַיִּסְגֹּר], thus ou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:107…one], still they were done, and they had something in common with one another, even if not in the same manner. For a dead man was raised under Elisha (4 Kings 4:35), and a leper was cleansed (Ibid. 5:14), and a demon was ex…
394Kgs 4:39
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:957D…se; nevertheless, however our affairs may stand, they will not be diminished by you. For the guests of that time did not reject Elisha as an unworthy shepherd (IV Reg. IV, 39); and yet he refreshed them with humble…
404Kgs 4:40
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:759…f God: and what, I ask, could be more destructive than this? Let us flee, therefore, beloved, from such idolatry: for truly there is death in the pot (4 Kings 4.40), and everyone who has drawn from it even a little of these…
424Kgs 4:42
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 19:1395…mean fresh, not thoroughly unripe and immature. For in Hebrew, Leviticus 11:14 reads "fresh ears, roasted," and "bruised corn from full ears." So, in IV Kings 4:42, the interpreter translates it as "new grain." Nor is it ab…