38Elisha returned to Gilgal, and the famine was in the land. The sons of the prophets were dwelling before him, and he said to his youth, "Set the great pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets."39One went out into the field to gather herbs. He found a wild vine and gathered wild gourds from it, a fullness of his garment. He came and sliced them into the pot of the stew, for they did not know.40They poured the stew for the men to eat. When they ate from the stew, they cried out and said, "Death is in the pot, man of God," and they were not able to eat.41He said, "Take flour." He threw it into the pot and said, "Pour for the people and let them eat." There was no bad word in the pot.