NET Bible
"Elisha said,“Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it."
— 2 Kings 2:20, NET Bible
“And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.”
“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.”
“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.”
But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said,“Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.
When they came back, Elisha was staying in Jericho. He said to them,“Didn’t I tell you,‘Don’t go’?”
Elisha Demonstrates His Authority The men of the city said to Elisha,“Look, the city has a good location, as our master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.”
Elisha said,“Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it.
He went out to the spring and threw the salt in. Then he said,“This is what the LORD has said,‘I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or fail to produce crops.”
The water has been pure to this very day, just as Elisha prophesied.
He went up from there to Bethel. As he was traveling up the road, some young boys came out of the city and made fun of him, saying,“Go on up, baldy! Go on up, baldy!”