Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him.
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,
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.
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
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 2:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha Begins His Ministry
19 Now the men of the town said to Elisha, You see that the position of this town is good; but the water is bad, causing the young of the cattle to come to birth dead. 20 So he said, Get me a new vessel, and put salt in it; and they took it to him. 21 Then he went out to the spring from which the water came, and put salt in it, and said, The Lord says, Now I have made this water sweet; no longer will it be death-giving or unfertile.
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Cross References
Judges 9:45
And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.
Ezekiel 47:11
The wet places and the pools will not be made sweet; they will be given up to salt.
Zephaniah 2:9
For this cause, by my life, says the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, truly Moab will become like Sodom and the children of Ammon like Gomorrah, given up to waste plants and salt pools and unpeopled for ever: the rest of my people will take their property, the overflow of my nation will take their heritage.