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 Parallel

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 Parallel

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 Parallel

Mark 6:43 records twelve baskets of leftovers, a greater surplus than Elisha's — reinforcing the typological pattern of divine abundance.

Mark 8:4 Parallel

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.

Mark 8:20 Parallel

Jesus' feeding of 4000 with seven loaves mirrors Elisha's miracle — multiplication with leftovers, showing divine provision.

Luke 9:13 Allusion

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.

Luke 9:17 Parallel

Jesus feeding 5000 also results in twelve baskets of leftovers, directly echoing Elisha's feeding of 100 with twenty loaves.

John 6:9 Allusion

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 Parallel

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.