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2 Kings 5:10 — And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan…
“And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.”
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The verses around 2 Kings 5:10.
8And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11But 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.
12Are 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.
Verse explanation
Naaman expects a dramatic ritual, with the prophet calling on the name of God over him; instead he gets a simple instruction that sounds almost insulting, and he nearly gives up out of pride. Only his own servants convince him to try something so ordinary.
From the 2 Kings 5 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Kings 5:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Então Eliseo lhe mandou um mensageiro, dizendo: Vae, e lava-te sete vezes no Jordão, e a tua carne te tornará, e ficarás purificado.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Então Eliseu lhe enviou um mensageiro, dizendo: Vai, e lava-te sete vezes no Jordão, e tua carne se te restaurará, e serás limpo.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Eliseo le envió un mensajero diciendo: “Ve y lávate siete veces en el Jordán. Entonces tu cuerpo se curará y quedarás limpio”.
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