2 Kings 4:7
Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
When the vessels were filled the need was met by turning the miraculous supply into provision through sale. The oil was to be sold and the proceeds first applied to discharge the outstanding debt in full. What was left after payment was to sustain the widow together with her children as their means of living.