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2 Kings 5:1-7
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CHAPTER V _The history of Naaman, captain of the host of the king of_ _Syria, a leper; who was informed by a little Israelitish_ _captive maid that a prophet of the Lord, in Samaria, could_ _cure...
BY 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...
4. NAAMAN AND HIS HEALING CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Naaman, the leper (2 Kings 5:1)_ 2. The testimony of the maid of Israel (2 Kings 5:2) 3. The message to the king of Israel (2 Kings 5:5) 4. Naaman and Eli...
NAAMAN HEALED OF HIS LEPROSY. This story, familiar to all, presupposes a time of peace between Israel and Syria. As in 1 Kings 20, the king of Syria addresses the king of Israel (unnamed here) as his...
NAAMAN. Note the five servants in this chapter: 1. The King's servant (Naaman) 2 Kings 5:1. 2. Naaman's wife's servant (the maid), 2 Kings 5:2. 3. Jehovah's servant (Elisha), 2 Kings 5:8. 4. Naaman's...
2 Kings 5:1-14. The cure of Naaman's leprosy (Not in Chronicles) 1. _honourable_ An attempt is made by the LXX. to translate literally the Hebrew expression which is the same as in Isaiah 3:3. τεθαυμα...
III. A MIRACLE ON BEHALF OF AN ARAMEAN GENERAL 5:1-19 The account of the healing of the leprous Naaman moves through three stages which may be labeled (1) Naaman's condition (2 Kings 5:1-7), (2) Naama...
_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, BU...
THE HEALING OF NAAMAN AND THE PUNISHMENT OF GEHAZI 1. The Lord.. Syria] Possibly the enemies from whom the Syrians had been saved were the Assyrians. Naaman, in delivering his countrymen from them, ha...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 5 NAAMAN’S ILLNESS V1 Naaman was the leader of a king’s army. It was the army of the king of Syria. Naaman’s master r...
V. ELISHA HEALS NAAMAN THE SYRIAN’S LEPROSY, AND PUNISHES GEHAZI THEREWITH. (1) NOW. — The construction implies a break between this narrative and the preceding. Whether the events related belong to...
וְ֠ נַעֲמָן שַׂר ־צְבָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ ־אֲרָ֜ם הָיָ
THE STORY OF NAAMAN 2 Kings 5:1 And Jesus put forth _ his_ hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:3 AFTER these shorter anecdotes...
THE CURE FOR LEPROSY 2 Kings 5:1 From Assyrian monuments we learn that at this period Syria regained her independence from under the yoke of Assyria, and probably it was during this struggle that Naa...
When Elijah had felt that he alone was left loyal to God he had been told of seven thousand who had not bowed the knee to Baal. One of these, or perchance the child of one, stands before us in this na...
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 (a) deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour,...
King, Benadad, who had defeated Achab, and was slain by Hazael; (chap. viii.; Tirinus) or, according to Salien, Hazael was already king. (Menochius) --- Josephus passes over this history. It is not kn...
CONTENTS The interesting ministry of Elisha is continued throughout this chapter. The prophet healeth Naaman, the Syrian, of his leprosy. He refuseth the gifts and rewards of the Syrian. Gehazi, his...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
_THE ONE DRAWBACK_ ‘But he was a leper.’ 2 Kings 5:1 I. HOW OFTEN IS IT SEEN, IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE, THAT A CONDITION, OTHERWISE OF PERFECT PROSPERITY, HAS ONE ALLOY, ONE DRAWBACK, WHICH DAMAGES OR S...
Elisha goes also beyond the borders of Israel in dispensing the blessing of which he is the instrument; and, when the king of Israel is troubled at Naaman's coming, Elisha heals the leprosy of this Ge...
NOW NAAMAN, CAPTAIN OF THE HOST OF THE KING OF SYRIA,.... The general of Benhadad's army; for he was now king of Syria, though some think Hazael his successor was: WAS A GREAT MAN WITH HIS MASTER; hi...
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, [bu...
_Naaman was a great man with his master_ In great power and favour with the king of Syria; _and honourable_ Highly esteemed, both for his quality and success; _because the Lord by him had given delive...
1 Naaman, by the report of a captiue mayd, is sent to Samaria to be cured of his leprosie. 8 Elisha, sending him to Iordan, cureth him. 15 He refusing Naamans gifts, granteth him some of the earth....
NAAMAN THE LEPER HEALED (vv.1-19) The history continues in this chapter to focus attention, not on the kings, but on Elisha the man of God. When the kings had failed so badly the Lord used a prophet...
WITH: _ Heb._ before HONORABLE: Or, gracious. _Heb._ lifted up, or accepted in contenance DELIVERANCE: Or, victory...
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, whi...
2 KINGS CHAPTER 5 Naaman, by his captive maid's report, goeth to Elisha to be cured of his leprosy, 2 KINGS 5:1. Elisha sends to him a command to wash in Jordan: he is angry, and disdaineth it: his se...
2 Kings 5:1 Naaman H5283 commander H8269 army H6635 king H4428 Syria H758 great H1419 honorable H5375 (H8803) man...
THE HEALING OF NAAMAN, THE GENERAL OF ARAM (SYRIA) AND THE SMITING OF GEHAZI, THE SERVANT OF ELISHA (2 KINGS 5:1). This is not only a remarkable story in that it recounts the healing by YHWH of an Ara...
2 Kings 5:1 The little Hebrew maid was torn from her mother and her playmates at the age of seven or eight, and hurried amid all the alarms of war to a foreign land, robbed at once of home, of freedo...
2 Kings 5:1 _(with 2 Kings 5:13)_ Consider: I. What a fund of wisdom is contained in that remark of the servants of Naaman, "If the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have d...
CONTENTS: Naaman the Syrian healed by obeying Elisha's word. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Naaman, maid, Syrian king, king of Israel, Gehazi. CONCLUSION: There is little hope for one who is more concerne...
2 Kings 5:8. _When Elisha heard that the king had rent his clothes,_ he laid the case before the Lord and received his instruction how to proceed. 2 Kings 5:10. _Elisha sent a messenger,_ to cure Naam...
_Now Naaman, captain of the host of the King of Syria._ THE HISTORY OF NAAMAN’S DISEASE AND CURE; ILLUSTRATIVE OF CERTAIN FORCES IN THE LIFE OF MAN I. The force of worldly position. Why all the inter...
THE LITTLE WORD “BUT” But he was a leper. 2 Kings 5:1. Some little words may mean a great deal. “But” is one of them. Many things have been said about it “The little word that spoils the music”; “Th...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 5:1 The account of Elisha’s miracles continues with a story that again recalls the ministry of Elijah: the Lord is God not only of Israelites but also of foreigners (compare 1...
NAAMAN, THE SYRIAN LEPER CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 5:1. NAAMAN WAS A GREAT MAN WITH HIS MASTER—גִּבּוֹר חַיִל does not refer to mere physical force, but to the high esteem in which he...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 5:1 THE CURE OF NAAMAN'S LEPROSY. HIS GRATITUDE; AND THE SIN OF GEHAZI, The historian continues his narrative of Elisha's miracles, commenced i
Now Naaman was the captain of the host of Syria, he was a great man with his master, he was honorable, because the LORD had actually helped him to subdue many nations. He was a mighty man and very bra...
2 Chronicles 26:19; 2 Corinthians 12:7; 2 Kings 4:8; 2 Kings 5:27;...