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2Ki 4:1-7 Elisha Augments the Widow's Oil.
2Ki 4:8-17 Promises a Son to the Shunammite.
2Ki 4:18-37 Raises Her Dead Son.
2Ki 4:38-41 Purifies Deadly Pottage.
2Ki 4:42-44 Satisfies a Hundred Men with Twenty Loaves.
2Ki 4:42-44 Satisfies a Hundred Men with Twenty Loaves.

This was not a miracle performed by Elisha, but rather a prediction of one made by the Lord through his word. It differed significantly from Jesus' miracles, such as feeding the crowds with five thousand men (Matthew 15:37; Mark 8:8; Luke 9:17) and four thousand men (John 6:12).