2 Kings 2:21

“And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, etc.] The fountain from whence they flowed, the head of them: and cast the salt in there; which was an unlikely means of making bad water good, since that makes it brackish, and not so drinkable, and what makes ground barren; but this method, contrary to nature, was taken, that the miracle might appear the greater; or, as the Jews express it, be a miracle within a miracle: and said, thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; he did not pretend to heal them in his own name, and by his own power, but in the name and by the power of the Lord, to whom he would have it ascribed: there shall not be from thence any more death, or barren land;…”

“The spring of the waters - The spring intended is probably that now called Ain-es-Sultan, which is not much more than a mile from the site of the ancient town. It is described as a large and beautiful fountain of sweet and pleasant water. The springs issuing from the eastern base of the highlands of Judah and Benjamin are to this day generally brackish. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Death - Hurt, or danger, to man or beast, by drinking of it. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 2:23”

“cast: Kg2 4:41, Kg2 6:6; Exo 15:25, Exo 15:26; Lev 2:13; Mat 5:11; Mar 9:50; Joh 9:6 I have healed: Eze 47:8-11; Co1 1:18-28; Rev 22:2, Rev 22:3 there shall: Psa 107:33-38; Rev 21:4 4 Kings (2 Kings) 2:23”