2 Kings 2:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.”
2 Kings 2:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 2:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 2:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, “Yahweh says, ‘I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or barren wasteland.’””
2 Kings 2:21 — World English Bible
2 Kings 2:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 2:21 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 2:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he goeth out unto the source of the waters, and casteth there salt, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah, I have given healing to these waters; there is not thence any more death and sterility.'”
2 Kings 2:21 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 2:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he went forth to the source of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: I have healed these waters: there shall not be from thence any more death or barrenness. ”
2 Kings 2:21 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 2:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he went vnto the spring of the waters, and cast there the salt, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I haue healed this water: death shall no more come thereof, neither barennesse to the ground.”
2 Kings 2:21 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 2:21 in Context — 2 Kings 2
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
23 And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
What Does 2 Kings 2:21 Mean?
2 Kings 2:21 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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