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2 Kings 5:9

ElishaNaaman

7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

8 Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

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.”

11 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.

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BSB
So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.
KJV
So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
WEB
So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
ASV
So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
DARBY
And Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha.
BLB
And Naaman went with his horses and with his chariot, and he stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
ÅB
Så kom Na'aman med sine hester og sin vogn og holdt ved døren til Elisas hus.
OTB
Så kom Na’aman med sine hester og sin vogn, og sto ved inngangen til Elisjas hus.
B1930
Så kom Na'aman med sine hester og sin vogn og holdt ved døren til Elisas hus.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 60:14

    The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

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  • 2 Kings 6:32

    Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”

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  • Acts 16:37–39

    But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

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  • Acts 16:29–30

    Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

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  • 2 Kings 3:12

    Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

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