10. Elisha sent a messenger to him. He said, “Wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River, and your skin will be healthy and clean.”
11. But Naaman became angry and left. He said, “I thought he would at least come out ⌊of his house⌋, stand somewhere, call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the ⌊infected⌋ place, and heal the skin disease.
12. The Abana and Pharpar Rivers in Damascus have better water than any of the rivers in Israel. Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned around and left in anger.
13. But Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “Master, if the prophet had asked you to do some extraordinary act, wouldn’t you have done it? Why shouldn’t you do as he said: ‘Wash and be clean’?”