2 Kings 5:12 — Bible Verse (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 (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.”
2 Kings 5:12 — World English Bible
2 Kings 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
2 Kings 5:12 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
2 Kings 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them and be clean? And he turned and went away in a rage.”
2 Kings 5:12 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Are not Abanah and Pharpar, riuers of Damascus, better then all the waters of Israel? may I not washe mee in them, and bee cleansed? so hee turned, and departed in displeasure.”
2 Kings 5:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 5:12 in Context — 2 Kings 5
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
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.
12 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.
13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
What Does 2 Kings 5:12 Mean?
2 Kings 5:12 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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