2 Kings 2:20

And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they bring it to him.

In Context

19And the men of the city said to Elisha, Behold now, the situation of the city is good, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.

21And he went forth to the source of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: I have healed these waters: there shall not be from thence any more death or barrenness.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 47:11But its marshes and its pools shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt.

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 →

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