2 Kings 5:1

2 Kings 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper.

Context of 2 Kings 5:1

Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and highly respected, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. 2Now the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. 3She said to her mistress, “I wish that my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”

2 Kings 5:1 word by word

וְ֠נַעֲמָן שַׂר־צְבָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜ם הָיָ֣ה אִישׁ֩ גָּד֨וֹל לִפְנֵ֤י אֲדֹנָיו֙ וּנְשֻׂ֣א פָנִ֔ים כִּֽי־ב֛וֹ נָֽתַן־יְהוָ֥ה תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה לַאֲרָ֑ם וְהָאִ֗ישׁ הָיָ֛ה גִּבּ֥וֹר חַ֖יִל מְצֹרָֽע׃Read the interlinear

• Naamanנַעֲמָןna‛ămân · NaamanH5283
• captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Aramאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• was a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• with his masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• and highly respectedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• and highly respectedפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• by him the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• victoryתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: victoryH8668
• was also a valiantחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• warriorגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• a leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879

Cross-references for 2 Kings 5:1

• Luke 4:27And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”
• 2 Kings 4:8Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat food.
• Exodus 11:3The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Furthermore, the man Moses himself was greatly esteemed in the land of Egypt, both in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.
• Esther 9:4Indeed, Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.
• Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.
• Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the Lord.
• Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,
• Jeremiah 27:5“I have made the earth, the men and the beasts which are on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will give it to the one who is pleasing in My sight.
• Deuteronomy 2:37Only you did not go near to the land of the sons of Ammon, all along the river Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, and wherever the Lord our God had commanded us.
• John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
• Romans 15:18For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
• 2 Kings 5:27Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
• 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why do we sit here until we die?
• Leviticus 13:2“When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling or a scab or a bright spot, and it becomes an infection of leprosy on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
• Numbers 12:10But when the cloud had withdrawn from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was leprous.
• 2 Samuel 3:29May it fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not fail from the house of Joab one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who takes hold of a distaff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Naaman, 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 1 Kings 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 ארם מלך melech Aram, king of Aram…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1By him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria - An Assyrian monarch had pushed his conquests as far as Syria exactly at this period, bringing into subjection all the kings of these parts. But Syria revolted after a few years and once more made herself independent. It was probably in this war of independence that Naaman had distinguished himself. But he was a leper - leprosy admitted of various kinds and degrees Leviticus 13; 14Some of the lighter forms…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Naaman's leprosy. (1-8) The cure of it. (9-14) Elisha refuses Naaman's gifts. (15-19) Gehazi's covetousness and falsehood. (20-27) Verses 1-8 Though the Syrians were idolaters, and oppressed God's people, yet the deliverance of which Naaman had been the means, is here ascribed to the Lord. Such is the correct language of Scripture, while those who write common history, plainly show that God is not in all their thoughts. No man's greatness, or honour, can…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The king of Aram was likely Ben-hadad II who ruled from 860 to 843 BC. the LORD had given victory to Aram: The Lord rules over all nations (Psalms 47:8; 99:1–2; Romans 13:1). a leper: Naaman’s ability to be part of society and Gehazi’s later social freedom (2 Kings 8:4–5) suggest the issue was not Hansen’s disease but another serious skin condition (see Leviticus 13:10–11, 45–46).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 5:1-7. Naaman's Leprosy. 1. Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master--highly esteemed for his military character and success. and honourable--rather, "very rich." but he was a leper--This leprosy, which, in Israel, would have excluded him from society, did not affect his free intercourse in the court of Syria.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Kings 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings