2 Kings 2:20

20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,

2 Kings 2:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 2:20

And he said, bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein
One that had never been used, that it might not be thought that the virtue was owing to anything that had been, or was, put into it:

and they brought it to him;
the pot with the salt in it.

2 Kings 2:20 In-Context

18 When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”

19 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.”

20 “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,

21 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. ’”

22 And the waters there have been healthy to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha.