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2 Kings 2:20
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18 And when they came back to him, for he had stayed in Jericho, he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”

Elisha Performs Miracles

19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren.”
20 And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.
21 Then he went out to the source of the water, and acast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I have1 healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ”  
22 So the water remains ahealed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.  
23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
24 So he turned around and looked at them, and apronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.  
Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 2:20

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American Standard Version
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

Amplified® Bible
He said, Bring me a new bowl and put salt [the symbol of God's purifying power] in it. And they brought it to him.

Contemporary English Version
He replied, "Put some salt in a new bowl and bring it to me." They brought him the bowl of salt,

Darby English Version
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.

Good News Bible
"Put some salt in a new bowl and bring it to me," he ordered. They brought it to him,

King James Version
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

New American Standard Bible
He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it. So they brought {it} to him."

New International Version
"Bring me a new bowl," he said, "and put salt in it." So they brought it to him.

New King James Version
And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him.

Revised Standard Version
He said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;' and they bring `it' unto him,

New English Translation
Elisha1 said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it.


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