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2 Kings 2:20

18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

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.

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 death or barren land.

22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,
KJV
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
WEB
He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they brought it to him.
ASV
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
DARBY
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.
BLB
And he said, “Bring me a new bowl and put in it salt.” And they brought [it] to him.
ÅB
Da sa han: Hent meg en ny skål og legg salt i den! Så gjorde de det.
OTB
Elisja instruerte, «Hent meg en ny skål og legg salt i den.» Så de brakte den til ham.
B1930
Da sa han: Hent mig en ny skål og legg salt i den! Så gjorde de det.

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Cross references

  • Zephaniah 2:9

    Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

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  • Judges 9:45

    And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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  • Ezekiel 47:11

    But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

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