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2 Kings 5:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Naaman: Proverbs 13:10; Matthew 8:8, Matthew 15:27; Luke 14:11

went away: Proverbs 1:32; Matthew 19:22; John 6:66-69, John 13:20; Hebrews 12:25

Behold: Proverbs 3:7; Isaiah 55:8-9; John 4:48; 1 Corinthians 1:21-25, 1 Corinthians 2:14-16, 1 Corinthians 3:18-20

I thought: etc. Heb. I said, etc. or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc. strike. Heb. move up and down.

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