2 Kings 2:21

וַיֵּצֵא אֶל ־ מוֹצָא הַמַּיִם וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ ־ שָׁם מֶלַח וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה ־ אָמַר יְהוָה רִפִּאתִי לַמַּיִם הָאֵלֶּה לֹֽא ־ יִהְיֶה מִשָּׁם עוֹד מָוֶת וּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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 death or barren land.

In Context

20וַיֹּאמֶר קְחוּ ־ לִי צְלֹחִית חֲדָשָׁה וְשִׂימוּ שָׁם מֶלַח וַיִּקְחוּ אֵלָֽיו ׃

22וַיֵּרָפוּ הַמַּיִם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּדְבַר אֱלִישָׁע אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר ׃ פ

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Cross References

Exodus 15:25וַיִּצְעַק אֶל ־ יְהוָה וַיּוֹרֵהוּ יְהוָה עֵץ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל ־ הַמַּיִם וַֽיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמָּיִם שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט וְשָׁם נִסָּֽהוּ ׃

2 Kings 4:41וַיֹּאמֶר וּקְחוּ ־ קֶמַח וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל ־ הַסִּיר וַיֹּאמֶר צַק לָעָם וְיֹאכֵלוּ וְלֹא הָיָה דָּבָר רָע בַּסִּֽיר ׃ ס

Psalms 107:33יָשֵׂם נְהָרוֹת לְמִדְבָּר וּמֹצָאֵי מַיִם לְצִמָּאֽוֹן ׃

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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