2 Kings 5:3

2 Kings 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
• New International Version (NIV)She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)She said to her mistress, "Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.”

Context of 2 Kings 5:3

1Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria’s army, was esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the Lord had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease. 2Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman’s wife. She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his skin disease.” 4Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said. 5The king of Syria said, “Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten suits of clothes.

2 Kings 5:3 word by word

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־גְּבִרְתָּ֔הּ אַחֲלֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י לִפְנֵ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן אָ֛ז יֶאֱסֹ֥ף אֹת֖וֹ מִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto her mistressגְּבֶ֫רֶתgebereth · ladyH1404
• Wouldאַחֲלַי'achălay 'achălêy · O that!H305
• God my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• withפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• in Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• forאָז'âz · thenH227
• he would recoverאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• him of his leprosyצָרַ֫עַתtsâra‛ath · leprosyH6883

Cross-references for 2 Kings 5:3

• Numbers 11:29Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for me? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”
• Acts 26:29Paul replied, “I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:8Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!
• 2 Kings 5:8When Elisha the prophet heard that the king had torn his clothes, he sent this message to the king, “Why did you tear your clothes? Send him to me so he may know there is a prophet in Israel.”
• Matthew 8:2And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
• Matthew 11:5The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
• Luke 17:12As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,

Commentaries on 2 Kings 5:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Would God my lord - אחלי achaley, I wish; or, as the Chaldee, Syrian, and Arabic have, "Happy would it be for my master if he were with the prophet," etc. Here the mystery of the Divine providence begins to develop itself. By the captivity of this little maid, one Syrian family at least, and that one of the most considerable in the Syrian empire, is brought to the knowledge of the true God.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3During Joram's rule, tensions between Israel and the Arameans caused Aramean raiders to attack the northern kingdom (see 2 Kings 6:8, 24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-52-5. a little maid--who had been captured in one of the many predatory incursions which were then made by the Syrians on the northern border of Israel (see 1Sa 30:8; 2Ki 13:21; 24:2). By this young Hebrew slave of his wife, Naaman's attention was directed to the prophet of Israel, as the person who would remove his leprosy. Naaman, on communicating the matter to his royal master, was immediately furnished with a letter to the king of Israel, and set out…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 5:3

• Children
• Elisha
• Joram
• Miracles
• Naaman
• Readings, Select
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• God
• Samaria
• Samaria, Samaritan
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Clean
• Light
• Naaman
• Recover
• Wash
• Damascus

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