Bible Commentary

So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 9. with his horses and with his chariot ] R.V. chariots. For though the Hebrew word is singular, the sense is ‘chariotry’, i.e., a number of chariots. In attendance on so great a man as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:9”

And it was [so], when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 8. that he sent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:8”

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:7”

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have [therewith] sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 6. he brought the letter to the king of Israel ] The Syrian king would conclude that the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:6”

And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 5. Go to, go ] Naaman was so valued by the king that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:5”

And [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that [is] of the land of Israel. 4. And one went in ] On the margin the R.V. has ‘he’. But it is better to insert an indefinite nominative. It is not likely that Naaman himself was the reporter. and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:4”

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. 3. Would God ] This interjection is found only here and in Psa 119:5. There it is rendered ‘ O that my ways were directed’. the prophet that is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:3”

And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. 2. had gone out by companies ] R.V. in bands. The idea is of plundering parties, who made forays upon their neighbours. So we have in 2Ki … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:2”

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor, [but he was] a leper. Ch. 2Ki 5:1-14. The cure of Naaman’s leprosy (Not in Chronicles) 1. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 5:1”

So he set [it] before them, and they did eat, and left [thereof], according to the word of the LORD. 42 44. Elisha feeds one hundred men with twenty loaves (Not in Chronicles) 44. from Baal-shalisha ] R.V. Baal-shalishah. The name is found only here, and the LXX. writes it or , as though in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 4:44”