Some of the quietest moments in Scripture hang on a small jar. A cruse holds water, honey or oil, and three verses name one. David takes “the cruse of water” from beside the sleeping Saul and spares the king’s life. Jeroboam’s wife carries “a cruse of honey” with her loaves when she goes to ask the prophet about her sick child. Elisha says, “Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein,” when the water of a city has gone bad. Read 2 Kings 2:19-22 for the last of these.
3 verses
The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
Matthew George Easton, 1897
A utensil; a flask or cup for holding water (1 Sam. 26:11, 12, 16; 1 Kings 19:6) or oil (1 Kings 17:12, 14, 16). In 1 Kings 14:3 the word there so rendered means properly a bottle, as in Jer. 19:1, 10, or pitcher. In 2 Kings 2:20, a platter or flat metal saucer is intended. The Hebrew word here used is translated “dish” in 21:13; “pans,” in 2 Chr. 35:13; and “bosom,” in Prov. 19:24; 26:15 (R.V., “dish”).
William Smith, 1884
a small vessel for holding water, such as was carried by Saul when on his night expedition after David, (1 Samuel 26:11,12,16) and by Elijah. (1 Kings 19:6)