American Standard Version
"And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. "
— 2 Kings 2:20, American Standard Version
“And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.”
“He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.”
“Elisha said,“Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it.”
“And he said: Bring me a new vessel, and put salt into it. And when they had brought it,”
“So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.”
“And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.”
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth.
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying.
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.
And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.