Verse 19
2 Kings 2:19
World English Bible, British Edition
19
The men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the situation
of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָ/עִיר֙ אֶל אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִנֵּה נָ֞א מוֹשַׁ֤ב הָ/עִיר֙ ט֔וֹב כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖/י רֹאֶ֑ה וְ/הַ/מַּ֥יִם רָעִ֖ים וְ/הָ/אָ֥רֶץ מְשַׁכָּֽלֶת
English Translation
And the men of the city said to Elisha, "Behold, the location of the city is good as my lord sees, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive."
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Chapter 2 Context
1
When the LORD was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah
went with Elisha from G...
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2
Elijah said to Elisha, “Please wait here, for the LORD has sent me as
far as Bethel.”
Elisha said, “...
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3
The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha,
and said to him, “Do you know that t...
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4
Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please wait here, for the LORD has
sent me to Jericho.”
He said, “As th...
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5
The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha,
and said to him, “Do you know that...
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6
Elijah said to him, “Please wait here, for the LORD has sent me
to the Jordan.”
He said, “As the LOR...
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7
Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at
a distance; and they both stoo...
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8
Elijah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the waters; and they
were divided here and ther...
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9
When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for
you, before I am taken from...
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10
He said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am
taken from you, it will be so for you...
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11
As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and
horses of fire separated them; and El...
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12
Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of
Israel and its horsemen!”
He saw...
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13
He also took up Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and went back and
stood by the bank of the Jorda...
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14
He took Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and struck the waters, and
said, “Where is the LORD, the...
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15
When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing him
saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elij...
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16
They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong
men. Please let them go and se...
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17
When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.”
Therefore they sent fifty men; and t...
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18
They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them,
“Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go...
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19
The men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the situation
of this city is pleasant, as my l...
20
He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they
brought it to him.
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21
He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and
said, “The LORD says, ‘I have h...
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22
So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which
he spoke.
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23
He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way,
some youths came out of the city and...
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24
He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the LORD’s name.
Then two female bears came ou...
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25
He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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