2 Kings 5:11
9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.
10 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
12 Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”
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- BSB
- But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- But Naaman was angry, 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 wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Naaman was wroth, and went away and said, Behold, I thought, He will certainly come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and cure the leper.
- BLB
- And Naaman became furious and went away and said, “Behold, I said to myself he would surely come out and stand, and call on the name of YHWH his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.
- ÅB
- Da ble Na'aman vred og dro bort og sa: Jeg tenkte at han ville komme ut til meg og stå fram og påkalle Herrens, sin Guds navn og føre sin hånd fram og tilbake over det syke sted og ta bort spedalskheten.
- OTB
- Men Na’aman ble rasende og gikk bort, og sa, “Se, jeg tenkte, ‘Han vil sikkert komme ut til meg og stå, og påkalle Herrens, sin Guds, navn, og svinge sin hånd over stedet og helbrede den spedalske.’
- B1930
- Da blev Na'aman vred og drog bort og sa: Jeg tenkte at han vilde komme ut til mig og stå frem og påkalle Herrens, sin Guds navn og føre sin hånd frem og tilbake over det syke sted og ta bort spedalskheten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:10
Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Read in contextJohn 4:48
Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
Read in contextMatthew 15:27
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:21–25
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:14–16
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Read in contextJohn 6:66–69
From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
Read in contextHebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
Read in contextJohn 13:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
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