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What does 2 Kings 4:1 mean?

One day, a woman whose husband had been one of the prophets came to Elisha and cried, 'My husband is dead. You know he respected the Lord. But now a creditor is coming to take my two sons as slaves.' 2 Kings 4:1 - Modern Text Bible

(A widow is desperate—her husband was faithful, but now she’s in debt and about to lose her sons to slavery.)