18. So the men went to Jericho where Elisha was staying and told him. Elisha said to them, “I told you not to go.”
19. The men of the city said to Elisha, “Sir, you can see this city is in a nice place, but the water is bad. That is why the land cannot grow crops.”
20. Elisha said, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” They brought the bowl to Elisha.
21. Then he went out to the place where the water began flowing from the ground. Elisha threw the salt into the water and said, “The Lord said, ‘I am making this water pure! From now on this water will not cause any more death or keep the land from growing crops.’”
22. The water became pure and is still good today. It happened just as Elisha had said.