2 Kings 4:40

4:40 The stew was poured out ¹  for the men to eat. When they ate some of the stew, they cried out, “Death is in the pot, O prophet!” They could not eat it.

2 Kings 4:43

4:43 But his attendant said, “How can I feed a hundred men with this?” ²  He replied, “Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the Lord says, ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” ³ 

2 Kings 6:28

6:28 Then the king asked her, “What’s your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Hand over your son; we’ll eat him today and then eat my son tomorrow.’

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¹ tn Heb “and they poured out [the stew].” The plural subject is probably indefinite.

² tn Heb “How can I set this before a hundred men?”

³ tn The verb forms are infinitives absolute (Heb “eating and leaving over”) and have to be translated in light of the context.