2Ki 4:4 | TNotes | STEP | 4:4 shut the door: Elisha was meeting a private need; the miracle was not for public show. • Olive oil , an important staple, had commercial value (see 1 Kgs 5:11 ; 2 Chr 11:11 ; Hos 12:1 ).

b1 Kgs 5:11►

c2 Chr 11:11►

dHos 12:1►

‏ 2 Kings 4:4

4:4 ^a shut the door: Elisha was meeting a private need; the miracle was not for public show.

• Olive oil, an important staple, had commercial value (see 1 Kgs 5:11 ^b; 2 Chr 11:11 ^c; Hos 12:1 ^d).