2 Kings 5:12

KJV

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

— 2 Kings 5:12, King James Version
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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 …

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Other Translations

ASV

Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

YLT

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? do I not wash in them and I have been clean?' and he turneth and goeth on in fury.

BBE

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath.

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