2 Kings 4:43
And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 4:6 records another Elisha miracle (oil multiplication) with the same theme of God's provision exceeding expectation — both in same chapter.
Matthew 14:16 records Jesus' command 'You give them something to eat,' directly mirroring Elisha's order in 2 Kings 4:43 to feed the people.
Matthew 14:17 has the disciples saying they have only five loaves and two fish, echoing the servant's objection about insufficient bread in 2 Kings.
Matthew 14:20 records the leftovers after the feeding of 5000, directly mirroring the 'they ate and had some left' in Elisha's miracle — divine abundance.
Matthew 15:37 also records satisfied crowds and leftover baskets, a double echo of Elisha's feeding — God's provision exceeds human need.
In Matthew 16:8-10, Jesus rebukes the disciples for forgetting the loaves miracles — linking both feedings to Elisha's type and their failure to trust God's provision.
Mark 6:37-39 shows the disciples' disbelief at feeding the crowd, mirroring the servant's doubt in Elisha's miracle — then Jesus commands order, revealing divine provision.
Mark 6:42 states simply that all ate and were satisfied, matching the result in Elisha's feeding — both show God's ability to satisfy with little.
Mark 6:43 records twelve baskets of leftovers, a greater surplus than Elisha's — reinforcing the typological pattern of divine abundance.
In Mark 8:4, the disciples question how to feed the crowd in a wilderness, paralleling the servant's logistical doubt in Elisha's feeding miracle.
Jesus' feeding of 4000 with seven loaves mirrors Elisha's miracle — multiplication with leftovers, showing divine provision.
Luke 9:13 records the disciples' meager resources — just as the servant brought only 20 loaves for 100 men, both reveal human inadequacy for God's abundance.
Jesus feeding 5000 also results in twelve baskets of leftovers, directly echoing Elisha's feeding of 100 with twenty loaves.
John 6:9 mentions barley loaves, a humble food — like the 20 barley loaves in Elisha's miracle, emphasizing God's provision from the ordinary.
In John 6:11-13, Jesus multiplies loaves and gathers leftover fragments, matching Elisha's pattern of abundance and surplus.
John 6:7 shows Philip's doubt about feeding 5000, paralleling the servant's question in 2 Kings 4:43 — both underestimate God's power.