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And they brought <i>it</i> to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought <i>it</i> to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” So they brought <i>it</i> to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said, &#8220Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.&#8221 So they brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” So they brought <i>it</i> to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” So they brought <i>it</i> to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” After they had brought him one,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He replied, &#8220Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.&#8221 After they had brought him one,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He replied, "Put some salt in a new bowl and bring it to me." They brought him the bowl of salt, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Elisha said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Put some salt in a new bowl and bring it to me," he ordered. They brought it to him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Elisha ordered them, "Bring me a new bowl and put some salt in it." So they brought him what he had requested. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Bring me a new bowl,? he replied, ?and put some salt in it.? So they brought it to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Elisha said, "Get me a new jar and put some salt in it." So they got it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they brought it to him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “Bring a new dish to me, and place salt there”; and they bring [it] to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith, 'Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;' and they bring it unto him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, Take to me a new dish, and put salt there. And they will take to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: Bring me a new vessel, and put salt into it. And when they had brought it, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so he said, “Bring a new vessel to me, and place salt in it.” And when they had brought it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Elisha said, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt into it.” When they had brought it to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Bring me a new cruse and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said: “Bring to me one new pitcher and put salt in it.” And they brought it to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said: 'Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein.' And they brought it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Elisaie said, Bring me a new pitcher, and put salt in it. And they took <i>one</i>, and brought <i>it</i> to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/2-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=524" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/2.htm">Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19</span>Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.” <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qə·ḥū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">“Bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319: ḥă·ḏā·šāh (Adj-fs) -- New. From chadash; new.">a new</a> <a href="/hebrew/6746.htm" title="6746: ṣə·lō·ḥîṯ (N-fs) -- A jar. From tsalach; something prolonged or tall, i.e. A vial or salt-cellar.">bowl,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">“and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/4417.htm" title="4417: me·laḥ (N-ms) -- Salt. From malach; properly, powder, i.e. salt">some salt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">in it.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">So they brought it</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Exodus 15:25</a></span><br />And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-41.htm">2 Kings 4:41</a></span><br />Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">2 Kings 6:6</a></span><br />“Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19-21</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” / Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. / The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-6.htm">Joshua 6:6</a></span><br />So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-7.htm">John 2:7-9</a></span><br />Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. / “Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, / and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a></span><br />You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Mark 9:50</a></span><br />Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Colossians 4:6</a></span><br />Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/5-17.htm">Numbers 5:17</a></span><br />Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a></span><br />And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Ezekiel 47:8-9</a></span><br />And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh. / Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-19.htm">Genesis 21:19</a></span><br />Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.</p><p class="hdg">salt therein</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Judges 9:45</a></b></br> And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that <i>was</i> therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/47-11.htm">Ezekiel 47:11</a></b></br> But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></b></br> Therefore <i>as</i> I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, <i>even</i> the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/17-16.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Cruse</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">New</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-25.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Cruse</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-2.htm">Jar</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-23.htm">New</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-21.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-21.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-6.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/2-1.htm">Elijah, taking his leave of Elisha, with his mantle divides Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/2-9.htm">and, granting Elisha his request, is taken up by a fiery chariot into heaven</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm">Elisha, dividing Jordan with Elijah's mantle, is acknowledged his successor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/2-16.htm">The young prophets, hardly obtaining leave to seek Elijah, cannot find him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm">Elisha with salt heals the unwholesome waters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm">Bears destroy the children that mocked Elisha</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied,</b><br>In this passage, Elisha is responding to the men of Jericho who have approached him with a problem concerning their water supply. The request for a "new bowl" signifies purity and a fresh start, symbolizing the new covenant and the transformative power of God. In biblical times, a new vessel was often used in religious rituals to signify holiness and separation from the old, impure ways. This act can be seen as a type of Christ, who brings a new covenant and purifies believers.<p><b>“and put some salt in it.”</b><br>Salt in the ancient Near East was a valuable commodity, often used for preservation and purification. In <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a>, salt is required in grain offerings, symbolizing the enduring nature of God's covenant. Here, salt represents purification and healing, foreshadowing the purifying work of Christ. Salt is also a metaphor for the influence of believers in the world, as seen in <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a>, where Jesus calls His followers the "salt of the earth."<p><b>So they brought it to him,</b><br>The obedience of the men of Jericho in bringing the bowl with salt to Elisha demonstrates faith and trust in the prophet's instructions. This act of faith is reminiscent of other biblical instances where obedience to God's commands leads to miraculous outcomes, such as Naaman's healing in <a href="/2_kings/5.htm">2 Kings 5</a>. The willingness to follow Elisha's seemingly simple request highlights the importance of faith and obedience in experiencing God's power and provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet of God and the successor of Elijah. He performs a miracle to purify the water of Jericho.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>A city with a history of being cursed, as seen in <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26</a>. The water source was causing death and unfruitfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_the_city.htm">The Men of the City</a></b><br>They approached Elisha with the problem of the bad water, seeking a solution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_new_bowl.htm">The New Bowl</a></b><br>Represents a fresh start or new beginning, symbolizing purity and holiness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/salt.htm">Salt</a></b><br>Used as a purifying agent, symbolizing preservation and covenant (<a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_new_beginnings.htm">Symbolism of New Beginnings</a></b><br>Elisha's request for a new bowl signifies the importance of starting afresh with God. In our lives, we must be willing to let go of the old and embrace the new work God wants to do in us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_and_preservation.htm">Purity and Preservation</a></b><br>Salt in the Bible often symbolizes purity and preservation. As Christians, we are called to be agents of purity in a world that is often corrupt and decaying.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The miracle of purifying the water demonstrates the power of faith and obedience. When we act in faith, God can bring healing and restoration to seemingly hopeless situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a></b><br>Just as God provided a solution to the problem of the water in Jericho, He is attentive to our needs and provides for us in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Elisha's actions were based on God's direction. Similarly, we must rely on God's Word to guide our actions and decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_1_kings_20_and_other_texts_on_ahab_compare.htm">How do the details of King Ahab's military campaigns in 1 Kings 20 align or conflict with other biblical passages about his reign?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_20_7__how_did_figs_cure_a_fatal_illness.htm">2 Kings 20:7: Why was a simple poultice of figs sufficient to cure a fatal illness if it was truly life-threatening?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_17_34-39__why_did_god_reject_israel.htm">2 Kings 17:34-39 - If God's covenant with Israel was everlasting, how does the text reconcile this with the assertion that He 'rejected all the descendants of Israel?'</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">A new cruse.</span>--<span class= "ital">Vessel</span>; either <span class= "ital">dish, bowl,</span> or<span class= "ital"> cup </span>(<span class= "ital">c?l?hith</span>); only here. (Comp. <span class= "ital">c?l?hoth</span>, <a href="/2_chronicles/35-16.htm" title="So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.">2Chronicles 35:16</a> : and the Targum, (<span class= "ital">c?l-hith?</span>.) A <span class= "ital">new</span> one, because the holy purpose demanded an instrument uncontaminated by use. (Comp. <a href="/numbers/19-2.htm" title="This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and on which never came yoke:">Numbers 19:2</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm" title="And they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.">2Samuel 6:3</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Salt.</span>--As an antiseptic, an appropriate sacramental medium of the Divine influence which was to expel the corruption of the spring.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said, Bring me a new cruse</span>. Impurity must be cleansed by means that are wholly clean and pure. The prophet called for an absolutely new cruse, one that had been put to no use at all, and therefore could not have been defiled. <span class="cmt_word">And put salt therein</span>. Salt, which physically would be most unapt to heal an unwholesome stream already holding too much salt in solution, is selected doubtless as emblematic of purity, being that by which corruption is ordinarily prevented or stayed. Under the Law every offering was to be purified by salt (<a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a>). The same symbolism is still employed under the gospel (see <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a>; <a href="/mark/9-49.htm">Mark 9:49</a>; <a href="/luke/14-34.htm">Luke 14:34</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And they brought it to him.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/2-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Bring</span><br /><span class="heb">קְחוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḥū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a new</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲדָשָׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḏā·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2319.htm">Strong's 2319: </a> </span><span class="str2">New</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bowl,”</span><br /><span class="heb">צְלֹחִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·lō·ḥîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6746.htm">Strong's 6746: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prolonged, tall, a vial, salt-cellar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֗אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“and put</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׂ֥ימוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some salt</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֑לַח</span> <span class="translit">(me·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4417.htm">Strong's 4417: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powder, salt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So they brought [it]</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/2-20.htm">2 Kings 2:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/2-20.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 2:20 He said Bring me a new jar (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 2:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 2:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/2-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 2:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 2:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>