⁸ He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah,^[a](A) where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh.^(B)

¹⁶ the water from upstream stopped flowing.^(A) It piled up in a heap^(B) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,^(C) while the water flowing down^(D) to the Sea of the Arabah^(E) (that is, the Dead Sea^(F)) was completely cut off.^(G) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.^(H)

Healing of the Water

¹⁹ The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”

²⁰ “Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

²¹ Then he went out to the spring and threw^(A) the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” ²² And the water has remained pure^(B) to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.

¹⁷ Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah,^(A) from Kinnereth^(B) to the Sea of the Arabah^(C) (that is, the Dead Sea^(D)), below the slopes of Pisgah.

⁴⁹ and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Dead Sea,^[a] below the slopes of Pisgah.