2 Kings 5:7-12

Christian Standard Bible

⁷ When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes^(A) and asked, “Am I God,^(B) killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognize^[a] that he is only picking a fight with me.”^(C)

⁸ 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? Have him come to me, and he will know there is a prophet in Israel.”^{(D) 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,^(E) who said, “Go wash^(F) seven times^(G) in the Jordan and your skin will be restored and you will be clean.”

¹¹ But Naaman got angry and left, saying, “I was telling myself: He will surely come out, stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand^(H) over the place and cure the skin disease. ¹² Aren’t Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?^(I) Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and left in a rage.^(J)