2 Kings 2:18-22

2:18 When they came back, Elisha ¹  was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”

Elisha Demonstrates His Authority

2:19 The men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, the city has a good location, as our ²  master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.” ³  2:20 Elisha ⁴  said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it. 2:21 He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘I have purified ⁵  this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops.” ⁶  2:22 The water has been pure to this very day, just as Elisha prophesied. ⁷ 

[2:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:19]  ² tn Heb “my.”

[2:19]  ³ tn Heb “miscarries” or “is barren.”

[2:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:21]  ⁵ tn Or “healed.”

[2:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “there will no longer be from there death and miscarriage [or, ‘barrenness’].”

[2:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.”