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2 Kings 5

2 Kings 5:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now Naaman
Na`aman (Hebrew #5283)
Naaman, the name of an Israelite and of a Damascene
KJV usage: Naaman.
Pronounce: nah-am-awn'
Origin: the same as 5282
x, captain
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
of the host
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
of the king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
of Syria
'Aram (Hebrew #758)
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
KJV usage: Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
Pronounce: arawm'
Origin: from the same as 759
, was a great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
μwith
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
his master
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
, and νhonorable
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
, because by him the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
had given
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
ξdeliverance
tshuw`ah (Hebrew #8668)
from 7768 in the sense of 3467; rescue (literal or figurative, pers., national or spir.)
KJV usage: deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.
Pronounce: tesh-oo-aw'
Origin: or tshuah {tesh-oo-aw'}
unto Syria
'Aram (Hebrew #758)
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
KJV usage: Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
Pronounce: arawm'
Origin: from the same as 759
: he was also a mighty
gibbowr (Hebrew #1368)
intensive from the same as 1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
KJV usage: champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Pronounce: ghib-bore'
Origin: or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}
man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
in valor
chayil (Hebrew #2428)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
KJV usage: able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Pronounce: khah'-yil
Origin: from 2342
, but he was a leper
tsara` (Hebrew #6879)
to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
KJV usage: leper, leprous.
Pronounce: tsaw-rah'
Origin: a primitive root
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x
Luke 4:27• 27{i}And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet,{/i} and none of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian. (Luke 4:27)
μ
before.
ν
lifted up, or, accepted in countenance, or, gracious.
ξ
or, victory.

More on:

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Captain,
Deliverance,
Kings,
Leper,
Master,
Naaman,
Syria; Syrian

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-7:  Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy.
8-14:  Elisha, sending him to Jordan cures him.
15-19:  He refusing Naaman's gifts grants him some of the earth.
20-27:  Gehazi, abusing his master's name unto Naaman, is smitten with leprosy.
A.M. 3110.
B.C. 894.
Naaman.
Luke 4:27• 27{i}And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet,{/i} and none of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian. (Luke 4:27)
a great.
2 Kings 4:8• 8{i}And{/i} it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman , and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. (2 Kings 4:8)
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Ex. 11:3• 3{i}And Jehovah gave the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt—in the eyes of Pharaoh's bondmen, and in the eyes of the people.{/i} (Ex. 11:3)
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Esther 9:4• 4For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces: for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. (Esther 9:4)
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Esther 10:3• 3For Mordecai the Jew [was] next to the king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren; seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. (Esther 10:3)
with.
Heb. before.
honourable.
or, gracious.
Heb. liftedup, or accepted in countenance.
by him.
Prov. 21:31• 31The horse [is] prepared for the day of battle,{HR}But deliverance [is] of Jehovah. (Prov. 21:31)
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Isa. 10:5‑6• 5Ho, Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation.
 6I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to seize the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. (Isa. 10:5‑6)
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Jer. 27:5‑6• 5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemeth meet unto me.
 6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. (Jer. 27:5‑6)
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Deut. 2:37• 37{i}Only thou didst not approach the land of the children of Ammon, the whole border of the river Jabbok, nor the cities of the mountain, nor to whatsoever Jehovah our God had forbidden us.{/i} (Deut. 2:37)
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John 19:11• 11Jesus answered, Thou hadst no authority at all against me except it were given thee from above: on this account he that delivered me up to thee hath greater sin. (John 19:11)
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Rom. 15:18• 18For I will not dare to speak of anything of what Christ has wrought not by me for [the] obedience of [the] Gentiles by word and deed, (Rom. 15:18)
deliverance.
or, victory.
a leper.
2 Kings 5:27• 27{i}But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.{/i} (2 Kings 5:27)
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2 Kings 7:3• 3{i}And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?{/i} (2 Kings 7:3)
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Lev. 13:2‑3,44‑46• 2When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a swelling, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becometh in the skin of his flesh a stroke of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests.
 3And when the priest looketh on the stroke in the skin of his flesh, and the hair in the stroke is turned white, and the stroke looketh deeper than the skin of his flesh, it [is] the stroke of leprosy; and the priest shall look on him and pronounce him unclean.
 44he is a leprous man, he [is] unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his sore [is] in his head.
 45And the leper in whom the sore is, — his garments shall be rent, and his head shall be uncovered , and he shall cover his upper lip or beard, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean
 46All the days that the sore [shall be] in him, he shall be unclean: he [is] unclean; he shall dwell apart; outside the camp his dwelling [shall be]. (Lev. 13:2‑3,44‑46)
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Num. 12:10‑12• 10{i}and the cloud departed from off the tent. And{/i} behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
 11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
 12Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. (Num. 12:10‑12)
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2 Sam. 3:29• 29{i}let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that lacks bread!{/i} (2 Sam. 3:29)
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2 Chron. 26:19‑23• 19Then Uzziah was wroth, {i}and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests,{/i} the leprosy rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah from beside the incense altar.
 20And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.
 21{i}And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah. And Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.{/i}
 22{i}And the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz write.{/i}
 23{i}And Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the burial-ground of the kings, for they said, He is a leper. And Jotham his son reigned in his stead.{/i} (2 Chron. 26:19‑23)
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2 Cor. 12:7• 7And that I should not be uplifted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be uplifted overmuch. (2 Cor. 12:7)
• At the proper time, when the Spirit of prophecy shall have regathered the faithful remnant of Israel around the name of the Messiah, the Gentiles, represented here by Naaman, will be forced to seek out the people of God whom they have oppressed....this subject is still being unveiled but incidentally and mysteriously, so to speak, in the history of the people of Israel and its kings. Later the prophets will fully develop this subject. (“Naaman: 2 Kings 5” by H.L. Rossier)
• What did he lack? Nothing, the world would say; everything, replies the believer. Man’s most remarkable gifts, the highest position he can obtain, the greatest advantages to which he can aspire, are ruined, made void, by one single thing—sin. This man was a leper; his person bore evident uncleanness. (“Naaman: 2 Kings 5” by H.L. Rossier)
• Too often men are content to hide themselves from themselves and from others by covering their impurity with filthy rags, and thus they go on, closing their eyes to their condition as they press on to their inexorable fate. (“Naaman: 2 Kings 5” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man before his master, and honourable, for by him Jehovah had given deliverance to Syria; and he was a mighty man of valour, but a leper.

W. Kelly Translation

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And Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man before his master, and honourable, for by him Jehovah had given deliverance to Syria; and he was a mighty man of valour, but a leper.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)