2 Kings 2:22 (ASV)

Passage

So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.

Nearby Context

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 salt therein, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying.

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

2 Kings 2:23 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.

2 Kings 2:24 And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healed", "waters", "word", "elisha", and "spake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "healed" and "waters", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And he went forth unto the spring..." into verse 23's "And he went up from thence unto...", so "healed" and "waters" 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 "healed" and "waters" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.