2 Kings 5:11
But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Naaman, the Aramean army commander, learns of Elisha from an Israelite slave girl and comes to be healed of leprosy. Elisha sends word to wash seven times in the Jordan; Naaman is furious at the simplicity of the instruction but …
Other Translations
But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
And Naaman is wroth, and goeth on, and saith, `Lo, I said, Unto me he doth certainly come out, and hath stood and called in the name of Jehovah his God, and waved his hand over the place, and recovered the leper.
But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.
Cross References
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts …
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the …
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become …
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of …
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither …
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.