Translations
Modern
And the waters there have been healthy to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha.
Traditional
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
Literal
And the waters were healed up to this day, according to the word of Elisha that he spoke.
Latin
Sanatæ sunt ergo aquæ usque in diem hanc, juxta verbum Elisei quod locutus est.
Original
Hebrew
English
And the waters there have been healthy to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha.
Notes
Elisha used a new bowl (Deuteronomy 21:3) filled with salt (Leviticus 2:13; Ezekiel 43:24) to ask God to purify the people and the environment. Elisha emphasized that the Lord, not he or the salt, purified the water.
Events
People
Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah
Glossary
Elijah Elisha Jericho Kings, Books of First and Second Sons of the Prophets
Topics
Elisha: Miracles of Purifies the Waters of Jericho by Casting Salt Into the Fountain Jericho: Waters of Purified by Elisha Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Elisha: Waters Healed Miracles: Catalogue of Sweetens the Waters of Jericho Water: Purified by Elisha