1. Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried unto Elisha, saying, Thy slave, my husband, is dead; and thou knowest that thy slave feared the Lord; and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his slaves.
2. And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me what thou hast in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has nothing in the house except a flask of oil.
3. And he said, Go, borrow vessels from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4. Then enter in and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons and pour out into all those vessels, and as each one is full, set it aside.