2 Kings 5:14 (GNV)

Passage

Then went he downe, and washed him selfe seuen times in Iorden, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came againe, like vnto ye flesh of a litle child, and he was cleane.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, riuers of Damascus, better then all the waters of Israel? may I not washe mee in them, and bee cleansed? so hee turned, and departed in displeasure.

2 Kings 5:13 But his seruants came, and spake vnto him, and sayd, Father, if the Prophet had commanded thee a great thing, wouldest thou not haue done it? howe much rather then, when hee sayth to thee, Wash and be cleane?

2 Kings 5:14 Then went he downe, and washed him selfe seuen times in Iorden, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came againe, like vnto ye flesh of a litle child, and he was cleane.

2 Kings 5:15 And hee turned againe to the man of God, hee, and all his companie, and came and stood before him, and sayd, Behold, now I knowe that there is no God in all the world, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a reward of thy seruant.

2 Kings 5:16 But hee sayde, As the Lord liueth (before whom I stand) I wil not receiue it. And he would haue constrained him to receiue it, but he refused.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "downe", "washed", "selfe", "seuen", "times", "iorden", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "downe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "But his seruants came and spake vnto..." into verse 15's "And hee turned againe to the man...", so "went" and "downe" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "went" and "downe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.