2 Kings 2:19

Contemporary English Version 1995

One day the people of Jericho said, “Elisha, you can see that our city is in a good spot. But the water from our spring is so bad that it even keeps our crops from growing.”

Cross References

Exodus 23:26

Your women will give birth to healthy children, and everyone will live a long life.

Deuteronomy 28:11

The Lord will give you a lot of children and make sure that your animals give birth to many young. The Lord promised your ancestors that this land would be yours, and he will make it produce large crops for you.

Numbers 12:11

he said to Moses, “Sir, please don't punish us for doing such a foolish thing.

Exodus 15:23

They did find water at Marah, but it was bitter, which is how that place got its name.

Exodus 7:19

Moses, then command Aaron to hold his stick over the water. And when he does, every drop of water in Egypt will turn into blood, including rivers, canals, ponds, and even the water in buckets and jars.

1 Kings 16:34

While Ahab was king, a man from Bethel named Hiel rebuilt the town of Jericho. But while Hiel was laying the foundation for the town wall, his oldest son Abiram died. And while he was finishing the gates, his youngest son Segub died. This happened just as the Lord had told Joshua to say many years ago.

Hosea 9:14

Our Lord, do just one thing for your people— make their women unable to have children or to nurse their babies.

1 Kings 18:7

As Obadiah was walking along, he met Elijah. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down, and asked, “Elijah, is it really you?”

Joshua 6:26

After Jericho was destroyed, Joshua warned the people, “Someday a man will rebuild Jericho, but the Lord will put a curse on him, and the man's oldest son will die when he starts to build the town wall. And by the time he finishes the wall and puts gates in it, all his children will be dead.”

Joshua 6:17

But you must destroy it and everything in it, to show that it now belongs to the Lord. The woman Rahab helped the spies we sent, so protect her and the others who are inside her house. But kill everyone else in the town.

1 Timothy 5:17

Church leaders who do their job well deserve to be paid twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching.

1 Kings 18:13

I even hid 100 of the Lord's prophets in caves when Jezebel was trying to kill them. I also gave them food and water.

2 Kings 2:18

They returned to Jericho, and Elisha said, “I told you that you wouldn't find him.”

2 Kings 2:20

He replied, “Put some salt in a new bowl and bring it to me.” They brought him the bowl of salt,