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2 Kings · read by David Smithers
12 verses, in order. Only the verses David read aloud are shown.
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2 Kings 5
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Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master's sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 1
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At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman's wife.Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 1
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She said to her mistress, "If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy."Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 1
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And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 1
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And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: "With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy."Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 1
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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!"Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 1
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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."Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 2
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So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha's house.Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 2
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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."Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 2
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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.Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 2
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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.Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 2
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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'?"Read from NKJV · Brokenness - Part 2