2 Kings 2:19-21

International Standard Version

Elisha Cures the Waters of Jericho

¹⁹ The men who lived in the city addressed Elisha. “Look now,” they said, “our^[a] city’s location is good, as you^[b] have been observing, but the water springs^[c] here are bad and the land isn’t sustaining crops.”

²⁰ Elisha ordered them, “Bring me a new bowl and put some salt in it.” So they brought him what he had requested.^[d]

²¹ Elisha went out to the springs, threw the salt into them, and declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have purified these waters. Neither death nor barrenness is to flow from them anymore.’”