1 One day the widow of one of the Lord's prophets said to Elisha, “You know that before my husband died, he was a follower of yours and a worshiper of the Lord. But he owed a man some money, and now that man is on his way to take my two sons as his slaves.”
2 “Maybe there's something I can do to help,” Elisha said. “What do you have in your house?”“Sir, I have nothing but a small bottle of olive oil.”
3 Elisha told her, “Ask your neighbors for their empty jars. And after you've borrowed as many as you can,
4 go home and shut the door behind you and your sons. Then begin filling the jars with oil and set each one aside as you fill it.”
5 The woman left.Later, when she and her sons were back inside their house, the two sons brought her the jars, and she began filling them.