2 Kings 2:22
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
2 Kings 2:22 in other translations
| BSB | And the waters there have been healthy to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha. |
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| WEB | So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which he spoke. |
| ASV | So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake. |
| YLT | And the waters are healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha, that he spake. |
| DARBY | And the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke. |
| BBE | And the water was made sweet again to this day, as Elisha said. |
| Webster | So the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke. |
What does 2 Kings 2:22 mean?
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 2:22 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 2:22
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
- 2 Kings 2:23
And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
2 Kings 2:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fueron sanas las aguas hasta hoy, conforme á la palabra que habló Eliseo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les eaux furent assainies jusqu’à ce jour, selon la parole qu’Élisée avait prononcée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Wasser wurde gesund bis auf diesen Tag, nach dem Worte, das Elisa geredet hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sanatæ sunt ergo aquæ usque in diem hanc, juxta verbum Elisei quod locutus est. |