20
He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they brought it to him.
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Verse 20. Put salt. He removes ever suspicion of imposture: if the waters were already saline, the remedy would seem contrary to his design, but it would display the miracle in a stronger light; and if they were only fetid and muddy, ( Calmet.) though ( Bible.) salt might rectify a small quantity, (Palladius tit. 9. Vales, and so forth) it could never correct the bad qualities of such a fountain for a length of time, by the mere force of nature. Bible.—Josephus (Bel. iv. 8.) represents Eliseus acting like a magician, being desirous to please the pagan readers with various embellishments. Calmet.
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