2 Kings 2:19-22
Legacy Standard Bible
19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold now, the habitat of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land [a]is unfruitful.” 20 And he said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt [b]in it.” So they brought it to him. 21 And he went out to the spring of water and (A)threw salt [c]in it and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘I have [d]purified these waters; there shall not be from there death or barrenness any longer.’” 22 So the waters have been [e]purified to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.
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- 2 Kings 2:19 Lit causes barrenness
- 2 Kings 2:20 Lit there
- 2 Kings 2:21 Lit there
- 2 Kings 2:21 Lit healed
- 2 Kings 2:22 Lit healed
2 Kings 2:19-22
New Living Translation
Elisha’s First Miracles
19 One day the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elisha. “We have a problem, my lord,” they told him. “This town is located in pleasant surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.”
20 Elisha said, “Bring me a new bowl with salt in it.” So they brought it to him. 21 Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water and threw the salt into it. And he said, “This is what the Lord says: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or infertility.[a]” 22 And the water has remained pure ever since, just as Elisha said.
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- 2:21 Or or make the land unproductive; Hebrew reads or barrenness.
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