2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
Note A leper, or one with leprosy, was one afflicted with a skin disease; here and throughout this chapter; see Leviticus 13.
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.
Note with: Heb. before
Note honourable: or, gracious: Heb. lifted up, or, accepted in countenance
Note deliverance: or, victory
Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria; he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Jehovah had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Naaman
- A.M. 3110. B.C. 894.
- Luke 4:27
- a great
- 2 Kings 4:8; Exodus 11:3; Esther 9:4; Esther 10:3
- with
- Heb. before. honourable. or, gracious. Heb. liftedup, or accepted in countenance. by him.
- Proverbs 21:31; Isaiah 10:5, 6; Jeremiah 27:5, 6; Deuteronomy 2:37; John 19:11; Romans 15:18
- deliverance
- or, victory. a leper.
- 2 Kings 5:27; 2 Kings 7:3; Leviticus 13:2, 3, 44–46; Numbers 12:10–12; 2 Samuel 3:29; 2 Chronicles 26:19–23; 2 Corinthians 12:7