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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 2:19 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
2Ki 2:19	Strong Concordance	And the men [0582] of the city [05892] said [0559] unto Elisha [0477], Behold, I pray thee, the situation [04186] of this city [05892] is pleasant [02896], as my lord [0113] seeth [07200]: but the water [04325] is naught [07451], and the ground [0776] barren [07921].
	King James	And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The water is naught - i. e. "bad." And the ground barren - Translate "and the land apt to miscarry." The stream was thought to be the cause of untimely births, abortions, and the like, among the cattle, perhaps also among the people, that drank of it.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The water is naught - i. e. "bad."

And the ground barren - Translate "and the land apt to miscarry." The stream was thought to be the cause of untimely births, abortions, and the like, among the cattle, perhaps also among the people, that drank of it.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Barren - Either it was so originally, at least, as to that part of the city where the college of the prophets was: or, it became so from the curse of God inflicted upon it, when Hiel rebuilt it. However, upon the prophet's care, it grew exceeding fruitful, and therefore is commended for its fertility in later writers.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Barren - Either it was so originally, at least, as to that part of the city where the college of the prophets was: or, it became so from the curse of God inflicted upon it, when Hiel rebuilt it. However, upon the prophet's care, it grew exceeding fruitful, and therefore is commended for its fertility in later writers.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The water is naught, and the ground barren - The barrenness of the ground was the effect of the badness of the water.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The water is naught, and the ground barren - The barrenness of the ground was the effect of the badness of the water.

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