II Kings · Chapter 2 King James Version

II Kings 2:21

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Elijah and Elisha crossed the Jordan on dry ground after Elijah struck the water with his mantle, and Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit before Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire. Elisha then parted the Jordan with Elijah's fallen mantle, healed the waters of Jericho with salt, and cursed a group of mocking youths at Bethel, who were then mauled by two she-bears.

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