2 Kings 2:19

Translations

Modern

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.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the site of the city is good, as my lord sees. And the waters are bad and the ground barren.”

Latin

Dixerunt quoque viri civitatis ad Eliseum: Ecce habitatio civitatis hujus optima est, sicut tu ipse, domine, perspicis: sed aquæ pessimæ sunt, et terra sterilis.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.”

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha

Events

Prophecies of Elisha

Related verses

Exodus 23:26
No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.
Deuteronomy 28:2–4
And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:
Deuteronomy 28:11
The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
Deuteronomy 28:15–18
If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
1 Kings 16:34
In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
Exodus 15:23
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
Exodus 7:19
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.”
Numbers 12:11
…and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.
1 Kings 18:7
Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
Hosea 9:14
Give them, O LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!
Joshua 6:26
At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
Joshua 6:17
Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.

People

Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah

Glossary

Elijah Elisha Jericho Kings, Books of First and Second Sons of the Prophets

Topics

Cities: Built in Pleasant Situations Elisha: Miracles of Purifies the Waters of Jericho by Casting Salt Into the Fountain Jericho: A City East of Jerusalem and Near the Jordan River: Location of, Pleasant Jericho: Waters of Purified by Elisha Miracles: Catalogue of Sweetens the Waters of Jericho Water: Frequently Brackish and Unfit for Use Water: Purified by Elisha

2 Kings 2:19

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