and he carried it to the spring. He threw the salt into the water and said, “The LORD has made this water pure again. From now on you'll be able to grow crops, and no one will starve.”
“Where did it fall in?” Elisha asked. The prophet pointed to the place, and Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. The axe head floated to the top of the water.
Moses asked the LORD for help, and the LORD told him to throw a piece of wood into the water. Moses did so, and the water became fit to drink. At Marah the LORD tested his people and also gave them some laws and teachings.