 | Author of The infant Christian's first catechism - 1833 - 238 pages
...as well have washed in any of the rivers of his own country, instead of taking so long a journey ? " Are not Abana, and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage." Thus spake this haughty Syrian. Thus foolishly did he turn... | |
 | John Watkins - 1833 - 526 pages
...recovery. Naaman, thinking himself insulted, despised the mode prescribed for his cure : " Are^not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than...waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage." At this moment one of his servants remonstrated with him upon... | |
 | Thomas Charlton Henry - 1833 - 334 pages
...now, for the first time, we understand the spirit of the Syrian general's reply to the prophet — "Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel ?" And the force of his servant's answer, " My father, if the Prophet had bid thee... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1834 - 276 pages
...call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and re. cover the leper. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? May I not wash in them, and be clean 1 So he turned away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father,... | |
 | William Jay - 1834 - 326 pages
...gospel is, " Go and wash in Jordan seven times ; and be clean" — the language of the sinner is, " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them and be clean ?" No. And the reason is, that your cure can only come from God, and he has determined to save you... | |
 | John Johnston - 1834 - 582 pages
...cannot be tempted with evil, neither terapteth he any man." Page 137 SERMON VIII. 2 KINGS, v. 12 — " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean?" 152 SERMON IX. 2 KINGS, v. 18 — • In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant, that when my master... | |
 | Charles Lawson (M.A.) - 1834 - 422 pages
...men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 33 SERMON IV. NAAMAN THE SYRIAN. 2 KINGS v. 12.—Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them, and be clean ? . . . .47 SERMON V. THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. 2 CORINTHIANS xiii. 14.—The grace of the Lord... | |
 | Edward J. Young - 1992 - 556 pages
...words the heart of the entire oracle is contained. Once Damascus was a great and flourishing city. "Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?" Naaman had asked (2 Kings 5:12a). Now Damascus, named here for all that follows,... | |
 | Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - 1993 - 514 pages
...and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My... | |
 | 1994 - 1208 pages
..."horse." In some cod. (w. 2 ear. pr. edns.) both written and read: "horses"— Gn 12 Are not |Abanah* and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus | better' than all the waters of Israel? may I not bathe |in them], and be clean ? So he turned, and went away in a rage. 1:i Then drew near his servants... | |
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Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? 
