2 Kings 2:22

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 2:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.
2 Kings 2:22 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.] In the name of the Lord; and not only they remained so unto the time of the writer of this history, but to the times of Josephus, as he testifies f18, and even to ours; for there is a spring now called Elisha’s spring or fountain, of which Mr. Maundrell says f19, “its waters are at present received in a basin about nine or ten paces long, and five or six broad; and from thence issuing out in good plenty, divide themselves into several small streams, dispersing their refreshment to all the field between this and Jericho, and rendering it exceeding fruitful.” So some other travellers f20 say of it, that…”
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