2 Kings 5:13

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
servants	עֲבָדָיו֮ 'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
near	וַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּ vai.yi.ge.Shu	H5066	to be or come (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
spake	וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ vay.da.be.Ru	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
said	וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
father	אָבִי֙ 'a.Vi	H1	father · interjection
prophet	הַנָּבִ֛יא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
bid	דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
great	גָּד֗וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
thing	דָּבָ֣ר da.Var	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular absolute
done	תַעֲשֶׂ֑ה ta.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
then	וְאַ֛ף ve.'Af	H637	meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction) · conjunction + interjection
saith	אָמַ֥ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Wash	רְחַ֥ץ re.Chatz	H7364	to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
clean	וּטְהָֽר u.te.Har	H2891	to be pure (physical sound · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Kings 6:21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
2 Kings 2:12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took…
2 Kings 13:14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and sai…
Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes,…
Job 32:8-9 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Jeremiah 38:7-10 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the k…
1 Peter 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good consc…
Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:9-14

We have here the cure of Naaman's leprosy. I. The short and plain direction which the prophet gave him, with assurance of success. Naaman designed to do honour to Elisha when he came in his chariot, and with all his retinue, to Elisha's door, Kg2 5:9. Those that showed little respect to prophets at other times were very complaisant to them when they needed them. He attended at Elisha's door as a beggar for an alms. Those that would be cleansed from the spiritual leprosy must wait at Wisdom's gate, and watch at the posts of her doors. Naaman expected to have his compliment returned, but Elisha gave him his answer without any formality, would not go to the door to him, lest he should seem too…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:12

Abana and Pharpar--the Barrady and one of its five tributaries--uncertain which. The waters of Damascus are still highly extolled by their inhabitants for their purity and coldness.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:13

My father - A title of the highest respect and affection. Had bid thee do some great thing - If the prophet had appointed thee to do something very difficult in itself, and very expensive to thee, wouldst thou not have done it? With much greater reason shouldst thou do what will occupy little time, be no expense, and is easy to be performed.

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:13

And his servant came near, and spake unto him, and said, my father,.... Or my lord, as the Targum; this being not a familiar and affectionate expression, but a term of honour, reverence, and submission: if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? something that was hard and difficult to done, or painful to bear, to go through some severe operation, or disagreeable course of physic: how much rather then when he saith to thee, wash, and be clean? which is so easy to be done; though Abarbinel observes it may be interpreted, the prophet has bid thee do a great thing, and which is wonderful; for though he has said, wash and be clean, consider it a great thin…

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…
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.…
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…
Elisha · .Heals Naaman the leper — .Heals Naaman the leper
Excuses · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Joram · his leprosy — his leprosy
Leprosy · .Naaman — .Naaman
Masters · Should receive faithful advice from servants — Should receive faithful advice from servants
Naaman · 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha — 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha
Readings, Select · NAAMAN THE LEPER — NAAMAN THE LEPER
Servants · Good — Exemplified: Servants of Naaman — Good — Exemplified: Servants of Naaman

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 5:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:13

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:13

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 5:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:13

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:13

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 5:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 5:13-14

Rashi on 2 Kings 5:13