2 Kings 2:21-23

Expanded Bible

²¹ Then he went out to the ·spring [water source] and threw the salt in it. He said, “·This is what the Lord says [^TThus says the Lord]: ‘I have ·healed [purified; made wholesome] this water. From now on it won’t cause death, ·and it won’t keep the land from growing crops [or unfruitfulness/unproductiveness/or miscarriage].’” ²² So the water has been ·healed [purified; made wholesome] to this day just as Elisha had said.

Boys Make Fun of Elisha

²³ From there Elisha went up to Bethel. On the way some boys came out of the city and ·made fun of [mocked; jeered at; Ps. 1:1; Prov. 1:22; 3:34; 13:1; Gal. 6:7] him. They said to him, “Go ·up too, you baldhead [away, baldy]! Go ·up too, you baldhead [away, baldy]!”