2 Kings 2:20 (KJV)

Passage

And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 2:18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

2 Kings 2:19 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.

2 Kings 2:20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

2 Kings 2:21 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.

2 Kings 2:22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "bring", "cruse", "salt", "therein", and "brought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "bring", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And the men of the city said..." into verse 21's "And he went forth unto the spring...", so "said" and "bring" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "bring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.