2 Kings 5:12

5:12 The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and Pharpar, are better than any of the waters of Israel! ¹  Could I not wash in them and be healed?” So he turned around and went away angry.

2 Kings 8:7

Elisha Meets with Hazael

8:7 Elisha traveled to Damascus while King Ben Hadad of Syria was sick. The king ²  was told, “The prophet ³  has come here.”

2 Kings 16:9

16:9 The king of Assyria responded favorably to his request; ⁴  he ⁵  attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported the people ⁶  to Kir and executed Rezin.

[5:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all of the waters of Israel?” The rhetorical question expects an emphatic “yes” as an answer.

[8:7]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:7]  ³ tn Heb “man of God” (also a second time in this verse and in v. 11).

[16:9]  ³ tn Heb “listened to him.”

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “the king of Assyria.”

[16:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “it.”