2 Kings 5:1

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Naaman	וְ֠נַעֲמָן Ve.na.'a.mon	H5283	Naaman · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
captain	שַׂר sar-	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine singular construct
host	צְבָ֨א tze.Va'	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common masculine singular construct
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Syria	אֲרָ֜ם 'a.Ram	H758	Aram or Syria · proper noun, a place name
great	גָּד֨וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
man	אִישׁ֩ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
with	לִפְנֵ֤י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
master	אֲדֹנָיו֙ 'a.do.Nav	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
honourable	וּנְשֻׂ֣א u.ne.Su'	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
given	נָֽתַן na.tan-	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
deliverance	תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה te.shu.'Ah	H8668	rescue (literal or figurative · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Syria	לַאֲרָ֑ם la.'a.Ram	H758	Aram or Syria · preposition + proper noun, a place name
mighty	גִּבּ֥וֹר gi.Bor	H1368	powerful · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	וְהָאִ֗ישׁ ve.ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
valour	חַ֖יִל Cha.yil	H2428	probably a force · noun, common masculine singular absolute
leper	מְצֹרָֽע me.tzo.Ra'	H6879	to scourge · verb, pual passive participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Luke 4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Romans 15:18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
Numbers 12:10-12 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold…
Deuteronomy 2:37 Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, n…
Esther 9:4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and grea…
Esther 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the weal…
Exodus 11:3 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:1-8

Our saviour's miracles were intended for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, yet one, like a crumb, fell from the table to a woman of Canaan; so this one miracle Elisha wrought for Naaman, a Syrian; for God does good to all, and will have all men to be saved. Here is, I. The great affliction Naaman was under, in the midst of all his honours, Kg2 5:1. He was a great man, in a great place; not only rich and raised, but particularly happy for two things: - 1. That he had been very serviceable to his country. God made him so: By him the Lord had often given deliverance to Syria, success in their wars even with Israel. The preservation and prosperity even of those that do not know God and serv…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:1

Naaman, captain of the host - Of Naaman we know nothing more than is related here. Jarchi and some others say that he was the man who drew the bow at a venture, as we term it, and slew Ahab: see Kg1 22:34 (note), and the notes there. He is not mentioned by Josephus, nor has he any reference to this history; which is very strange, as it exists in the Chaldee, Septuagint, and Syriac. King of Syria - The Hebrew is מלך ארם melech Aram, king of Aram; which is followed by the Chaldee and Arabic. The Syriac has Adom; but as the Syriac dolath is the same element as the Syriac rish, differing only in the position of the diacritic point, it may have been originally Aram. The Septuagint and Vulgate hav…

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John Gill on 2 Kings 5:1

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria,.... The general of Benhadad's army; for he was now king of Syria, though some think Hazael his successor was: was a great man with his master; high in his favour and esteem: and honourable; not only acceptable to the king, and loaded with honours by him, but greatly respected by all ranks and degrees among the people: because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria; out of the hands of their enemies, and victory over them, and particularly in the last battle with Israel, in which Ahab was slain, and, as the Jews suppose, by the hands of Naaman; see Gill on 1 Kings 22:34 however, when any salvation was wrought, or victory obtai…

The Church Fathers

"Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram." Some rely on these words to say that he was the one who had killed Ahab by striking him with an arrow shot by his own hand, when there was war between [Israel] and Aram. This favor was granted him by the Lord as a reward for killing the persecutor of the prophets and for enfeebling the power of Jezebel, [Ahab's] wife, and for restraining her cruelty. And thanks to him the disciples of Elijah had relief too, those whom the fear of Ahab and Jezebel had forced to flee into the desert and take refuge in some caves. And they had returned to their abodes, as the Scripture mentions below. But all these theories are groundless, except for what they say about the persecution of the prophets, which is undoubtedly correct. It is true, nevertheless, what Obadiah says to Elijah: "Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred of the Lord's prophets fifty to a cave and provided them with bread and water?"
— Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 5:1

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Dictionary and topics

Elisha — God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his…
Gehazi — Valley of vision, Elisha’s trusted servant (2 Kings 4:31; 5:25; 8:4, 5). He appears in connection with the history of the Shunammite (2 Kings 4:14, 31) and of Naaman the Syrian. On this latter…
Gift — (1.) An gratuity (Prov. 19:6) to secure favour (18:16; 21:14), a thank-offering (Num. 18:11), or a dowry (Gen. 34:12). (2.) An oblation or proppitatory gift (2Sa 8:2, 6; 1Ch 18:2, 6; 2Ch 26:8; Ps.…
Leper, Leprosy — The predominant and characteristic form of leprosy in the Old Testament is a white variety, covering either the entire body or a large tract of its surface, which has obtained the name of Lepra…
Leprosy — (Heb. tsara’ath, a “smiting,” a “stroke,” because the disease was regarded as a direct providential infliction). This name is from the Greek lepra, by which the Greek physicians designated the…
Naaman — Pleasantness, a Syrian, the commander of the armies of Benhadad II. in the time of Joram, king of Israel. He was afflicted with leprosy; and when the little Hebrew slave-girl that waited on his wife…
Countenance · Pri — Pri
Diseases · Mentioned in scripture: Leprosy — Mentioned in scripture: Leprosy
Elisha · .Heals Naaman the leper — .Heals Naaman the leper
Joram · his leprosy — his leprosy
Naaman · 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha — 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha

2 Kings 5:1

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:1-8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:1

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 5:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:1-8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:1

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 5:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 5:1

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