2 Kings 5:11

2 Kings 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
• New International Version (NIV)But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, "Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’

Context of 2 Kings 5:11

9So Naaman came with his horses and his chariots, and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha. 10So Elisha sent him a messenger, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” But Naaman was angered and walked away, saying, “I thought he would surely come out to me, stand and call on the Name of Adonai his God, and wave his hand over the spot and cure the tza'arat. 12Aren’t Amanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage. 13But his servants approached him and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he told you only to ‘Wash and be clean’?”

2 Kings 5:11 word by word

וַיִּקְצֹ֥ף נַעֲמָ֖ן וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הִנֵּ֨ה אָמַ֜רְתִּי אֵלַ֣י׀ יֵצֵ֣א יָצ֗וֹא וְעָמַד֙ וְקָרָא֙ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו וְהֵנִ֥יף יָד֛וֹ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם וְאָסַ֥ף הַמְּצֹרָֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Naamanנַעֲמָןna‛ămân · NaamanH5283
• was wrothקָצַףqâtsaph · be angryH7107
• and went awayיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• He will surelyיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to me, and standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• and callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• on the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and strikeנוּףnûph · to waveH5130
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• over the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• and recoverאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• the leperצָרַעtsâra‛ · be leprousH6879

Cross-references for 2 Kings 5:11

• Proverbs 13:10Arrogance yields nothing but strife. Wisdom belongs to those who take advice.
• Matthew 8:8But the centurion said, “Master, I’m not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word and my servant will be healed.
• Matthew 15:27But she said, “Yes, Master, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Proverbs 1:32For the backsliding of the naïve will kill them and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
• Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving, for he had much property.
• John 6:66From this time, many of His disciples left and quit walking with Him.
• John 13:20Amen, amen I tell you, he who receives the one I send, receives Me; and he who receives Me, receives the One who sent Me.”
• Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse the One who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the One who was warning them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject the One who warns us from heaven.
• Proverbs 3:7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Adonai and turn away from evil.
• Isaiah 55:8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• John 4:48Then Yeshua said to him, “Unless you all see signs and wonders, you’ll never believe!”
• 1 Corinthians 1:21For seeing that—in God’s wisdom—the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased—through the foolishness of the message proclaimed—to save those who believe.
• 1 Corinthians 2:14Now a natural man does not accept the things of the Ruach Elohim, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so he may become wise.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Naaman was wroth - And why? Because the prophet treated him without ceremony; and because he appointed him an expenseless and simple mode of cure. Behold, I thought - God's ways are not as our ways; he appoints that mode of cure which he knows to be best. Naaman expected to be treated with great ceremony; and instead of humbling himself before the Lord's prophet, he expected the prophet of the Lord to humble himself before him! Behold I thought; - and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11He will surely come out to me - In the East a code of unwritten laws prescribes exactly how visits are to be paid, and how visitors are to be received, according to the worldly rank of the parties (compare 2 Kings 5:21). No doubt, according to such a code, Elisha should have gone out to meet Naaman at the door of his house. And call on the name of the Lord his God - literally, “of Yahweh his God.” Naaman is aware that Yahweh is the God of Elisha. Compare…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 Elisha knew Naaman to be a proud man, and he would let him know, that before the great God all men stand upon the same level. All God's commands make trial of men's spirits, especially those which direct a sinner how to apply for the blessings of salvation. See in Naaman the folly of pride; a cure will not content him, unless he be cured with pomp and parade. He scorns to be healed, unless he be humoured. The way by which a sinner is received…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12Instead of welcoming Naaman, who came to pay for his healing, Elisha left him at the door and sent a messenger to speak with him. Naaman expected special treatment because of his status and felt let down by Elisha's refusal to meet him and by the instructions to wash seven times in the Jordan River. He thought the Jordan was inferior to the rivers of Aram. Washing in the Jordan would visibly show that only Yahweh, the God of Israel, could heal Naaman.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128-12. when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, ... let him come now to me--This was the grand and ultimate object to which, in the providence of God, the journey of Naaman was subservient. When the Syrian general, with his imposing retinue, arrived at the prophet's house, Elisha sent him a message to "go and wash in Jordan seven times." This apparently rude reception to a…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 5:11

• Elisha
• Excuses
• Joram
• Jordan
• Leprosy
• Miracles
• Naaman
• Pride
• Rashness
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In the dictionaries

• God
• Naaman
• Clean
• Light
• Recover
• Wash
• Damascus
• Elisha
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoram; Joram

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