2 Kings 5:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
מַיִם
the waters of
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מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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נָהָר
the rivers of
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נָהָר
a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
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רָחַץ
will I wash
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רָחַץ
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
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דַּמֶּשֶׂק
Damascus
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דַּמֶּשֶׂק
Damascus, a city of Syria
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