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2 Kings 2:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he said, 'Bring me a new jar and put salt in it.' So they brought it to him.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The prophet Elisha is asking for a new jar with salt in it as part of God's plan to heal the poisoned water supply of Jericho.

📚 Historical Context

This verse occurs during Elisha's early ministry after he inherited Elijah's prophetic role. The people of Jericho had come to Elisha because their water source was contaminated and causing death and barrenness in their land. Elisha was about to perform his first recorded miracle by purifying their water supply using salt in a new vessel.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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