2 Kings 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 5:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 5:12 — KJV
“Are 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. Abana: or, Amana”
— 2 Kings 5:12 (KJV)
2 Kings 5:12 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 5:12
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:12: israel, may, turned
“Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:12: than, israel, turned
“And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:12: israel, may, went
“On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people. blessed: or, thanked”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:12: than, israel, went
“But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. for himself: Heb. for his life”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:12: better, than, went
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