2 Kings 2:21
Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord says, Now I have made this water sweet; no longer will it be death-giving or unfertile.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
20So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.
22And the water was made sweet again to this day, as Elisha said.
Cross References
Exodus 15:25And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;
2 Kings 4:41But he said, Get some meal. And he put it into the pot, and said, Now give it to the people so that they may have food. And there was nothing bad in the pot.
Psalms 107:33He makes rivers into waste places, and springs of water into a dry land;
Matthew 5:11Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
John 9:6Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,
Revelation 21:4And he will put an end to all their weeping; and there will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain; for the first things have come to an end.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2:20-25
The Waters of Jericho Healed; the Death of the Mocking Children. ( b. c. 895.) 19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord , I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more… Read the whole commentary →