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19 The men of the city said to Elisha, "My lord can see that even though the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful."  * 2:19 Dt 28:15–18; Jos 6:26; 1Kg 16:34

20 He replied, "Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it."  * 2:20 Lv 2:13; Nm 18:19

After they had brought him one, 21 Elisha went out to the spring, threw salt in it,  * 2:21–22 Ex 15:25–26; 2Kg 4:41; 6:6 and said, "This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.’ " 22 Therefore, the water still remains healthy today according to the word that Elisha spoke.