And Ahaziah . . . was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub whether I shall recover of this disease.

But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers . . . and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God . . . that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub?

And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins.

and, behold, (Elijah) sat on the top of an hill. And (a messenger) spake unto him, Thou man of God, . . . Come down.

And the third (messenger) went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee

Healing of the Water
The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”

“Bring me a new bowl,” he said, “and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him.

Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’” And the water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.