2 Kings 4:3

4:3 He said, “Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. ¹  Get as many as you can. ² 

2 Kings 6:27

6:27 He replied, “No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.” ³ 

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¹ tn Heb “Go, ask for containers from outside, from all your neighbors, empty containers.”

² tn Heb “Do not borrow just a few.”

³ tn Heb “From where can I help you, from the threshing floor or the winepress?” The rhetorical question expresses the king’s frustration. He has no grain or wine to give to the masses.