2 Kings 2:20
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
2 Kings 2:20 in other translations
| BSB | “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And he saith, ‘Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;' and they bring it unto him, |
| DARBY | And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him. |
| BBE | So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him. |
| Webster | And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. |
What does 2 Kings 2:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 2:19-25
Observe the miracle of healing the waters. Prophets should make every place to which they come better for them, endeavouring to sweeten bitter spirits, and to make barren souls fruitful, by the word of God, which is like the salt cast into the water by Elisha. It was an apt emblem of the effect produced by the grace of God on the sinful heart of man. Whole families, towns, and cities, sometimes have a new appearance…
2 Kings 2:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 2:20
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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Context
- 2 Kings 2:19
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.
- 2 Kings 2:20
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
- 2 Kings 2:21
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.
2 Kings 2:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces él dijo: Traedme una botija nueva, y poned en ella sal. Y trajéronsela. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Apportez-moi un vase neuf, et mettez-y du sel. Et ils le lui apportèrent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach er: Holet mir eine neue Schale, und tut Salz darein! Und sie holten sie ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille ait: Afferte mihi vas novum, et mittite in illud sal. Quod cum attulissent, |