Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Elisha ordered them, "Bring me a new bowl and put some salt in it." So they brought him what he had requested.
New American Standard Bible
He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt
King James Version
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
Holman Bible
He replied, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.”
After they had brought him one,
A Conservative Version
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
American Standard Version
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
Amplified
He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put
Bible in Basic English
So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.
Darby Translation
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, Take to me a new dish, and put salt there. And they will take to him.
King James 2000
And he said, Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So he said, "Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it." So they brought it to him.
Modern King James verseion
And he said, Bring me a new jar and put salt in it. And they brought to him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "Bring me a new cruse and put salt therein." And they brought it to him.
NET Bible
Elisha said, "Get me a new jar and put some salt in it." So they got it.
New Heart English Bible
He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said - Bring me a new bowl, and put therein, salt. So they brought it unto him;
Webster
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
World English Bible
He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith, 'Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;' and they bring it unto him,
Themes
Elisha » Miracles of » Purifies the waters of jericho by casting salt into the fountain
Jericho » Waters of » Purified by elisha
Miracles » Catalogue of » Elisha » Sweetens the waters of jericho
Salt » Elisha throws, into the pool of jericho, to purify it
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 2:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha Begins His Ministry
19 The men who lived in the city addressed Elisha. "Look now," they said, "our city's location is good, as you have been observing, but the water springs here are bad and the land isn't sustaining crops." 20 Elisha ordered them, "Bring me a new bowl and put some salt in it." So they brought him what he had requested. 21 Elisha went out to the springs, threw the salt into them, and declared, "This is what the LORD says: "I have purified these waters. Neither death nor barrenness is to flow from them anymore.'"
Names
Cross References
Judges 9:45
Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured the city, killed the people in it, then tore the city to the ground and sowed it with salt.
Ezekiel 47:11
"The river delta will consist of swamps and marshes that will remain a salt water wetland preserve.
Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore as I'm alive and living," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, "Moab will surely become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a place overrun by weeds and salty marshes, unpopulated forever. The survivors of my people will confiscate their property, and those who remain of my nation will inherit what was theirs.