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2 Kings 2:15-22
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15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, who were standing at a distance,[a] saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah[b] rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him. 16 They said to him, “Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the Lord[c] may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys.” But Elisha[d] replied, “Don’t send them out.” 17 But they were so insistent that he became embarrassed. So he said, “Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out, and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.[e] 18 When they came back, Elisha[f] was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”

Elisha Demonstrates His Authority

19 The men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, the city has a good location, as our[g] master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.”[h] 20 Elisha[i] said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it. 21 He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said, “This is what the Lord has said, ‘I have purified[j] this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops.’”[k] 22 The water has been pure to this very day, just as Elisha prophesied.[l]

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “and the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, [who were standing] opposite, saw him and said.”
  2. 2 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “the spirit of Elijah.”
  3. 2 Kings 2:16 tn Or “the spirit of the Lord.”
  4. 2 Kings 2:16 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 2 Kings 2:17 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. 2 Kings 2:18 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  7. 2 Kings 2:19 tn Heb “my.”
  8. 2 Kings 2:19 tn Heb “miscarries” or “is barren.”
  9. 2 Kings 2:20 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  10. 2 Kings 2:21 tn Or “healed.”
  11. 2 Kings 2:21 tn Heb “there will no longer be from there death and miscarriage [or, ‘barrenness’].”
  12. 2 Kings 2:22 tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.”
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2 Kings 2:15-22
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Elisha is Recognized as Elijah’s Successor

15 As soon as the Guild of Prophets who lived adjacent to Jericho saw Elisha,[a] they began to announce, “The spirit[b] of Elijah is at rest on Elisha!” So they came out to meet him and they greeted him by bowing low to the ground in front of him.

16 Then they asked Elisha,[c] “Look! We have 50 valiant men here with your servant! Please let them go out and search for your master Elijah.[d] Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up on a mountain or into a valley.”

Elisha responded, “Don’t bother searching.”

17 But they persisted until he was frustrated, so he said, “Send them out!” So they sent out the 50 men, and they looked around for three days but did not find Elijah.[e] 18 By the time they returned, Elisha[f] was living in Jericho. Then Elisha asked them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”

Elisha Cures the Waters of Jericho

19 The men who lived in the city addressed Elisha. “Look now,” they said, “our[g] city’s location is good, as you[h] have been observing, but the water springs[i] 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.[j]

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.’” 22 As a result, the water springs[k] remain pure to this day, just as[l] Elisha had declared.

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Kings 2:15 Lit. him
  2. 2 Kings 2:15 Or Spirit
  3. 2 Kings 2:16 Lit. him
  4. 2 Kings 2:16 The Heb. lacks Elijah
  5. 2 Kings 2:17 Lit. him
  6. 2 Kings 2:18 Lit. he
  7. 2 Kings 2:19 Lit. The
  8. 2 Kings 2:19 Lit. as my Lord
  9. 2 Kings 2:19 Lit. the waters
  10. 2 Kings 2:20 The Heb. lacks what he had requested
  11. 2 Kings 2:22 Lit. the waters
  12. 2 Kings 2:22 Lit. as the word of
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