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Verse 2 Kings 5:24. _WHEN HE CAME TO THE TOWER_] The Chaldee,
Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic understand the word עפל _ophel_,
which we translate _tower_, as signifying a _secret, dark_, or _hiding
pl...
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THE TOWER - Rather, “the hill,” the well-known hill by Elisha’s
house. The hill interrupted the view in the direction taken by Naaman,
and Gehazi dismissed Naaman’s servants at this point lest they
sh...
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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...
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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...
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_when he came to the tower_ R.V. HILL. The word (Heb., _Ophel_) is
often used in connexion with the description of the wall of Jerusalem
(2 Chronicles 27:3; 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:26-27
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IV. A JUDICIAL MIRACLE 5:20-27
TRANSLATION
(20) But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, Behold
my master has spared Naaman this Aramean by not taking from his hand
that which he br...
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_AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE TOWER, HE TOOK THEM FROM THEIR HAND, AND
BESTOWED THEM IN THE HOUSE: AND HE LET THE MEN GO, AND THEY DEPARTED._
When he came to the tower х_ HAA`OPEL_ (H6076), the hill, risi...
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THE TOWER] RV 'the hill': probably an elevation near Samaria. Some
take it to mean 'the citadel.'...
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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...
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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...
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THE TOWER. — Heb., the ’_ôphel_, the mound, on which the
prophet’s house may have stood. There would be no window in the
exterior wall from which Gehazi and his companions might have been
observed app...
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וַ יָּבֹא֙ אֶל ־הָ עֹ֔פֶל וַ יִּקַּ֥ח
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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...
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THE PENALTY OF GREED
2 Kings 5:15
Naaman was so grateful that he came twenty miles out of his way to
render thanks to the man of God, bringing a great sum as a gift.
Notice his whole-souled desire to...
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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...
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And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and
bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and (m) they
departed.
(m) Naaman's servants....
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Evening. Septuagint, Syriac, &c., seems to have read aupol, instead of
the present Hebrew hopel, eminence," (Calmet) Protestants, "tower,"
(Haydock) at or near Samaria; when Giezi thought proper to ta...
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I cannot pass over the review of these verses, without desiring the
Reader to stop and remark with me, one or two circumstances which
deserve our observation. What an awful character was this Gehazi!...
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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...
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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...
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AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE TOWER,.... Of Samaria, or which was near it; a
fortified place, and where was a watch, to whom he could safely commit
the money and clothes:
HE TOOK THEM FROM THEIR HAND; not...
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And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and
bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they
departed.
Ver. 24: He took them from their hand.] A cunning thief; but...
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_When he came to the tower_ A safe and private place, which he chose
for the purpose, and where possibly he hid and kept other things,
which he had got by such like frauds and artifices. _And let the...
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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....
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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...
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TOWER:
Or, secret place...
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20-27 Naaman, a Syrian, a courtier, a soldier, had many servants, and
we read how wise and good they were. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of
God, has but one servant, and he proves a base liar. The lo...
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THE TOWER; a safe and private place which he chose for that purpose,
and where possibly he hid and kept other things which he had got by
such-like frauds and artifices. HE LET THE MEN GO before they c...
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2 Kings 5:24 came H935 (H8799) citadel H6076 took H3947 (H8799) hand
H3027 stored H6485 (H8799) house...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Gehazi, the servant of Elisha._
GEHAZI
The name Gehazi means “valley of vision,” and is appropriate
enough if we think of what Gehazi saw as to the nature of wickedness
when the prophet opened his...
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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...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 5:21. HE LIGHTED DOWN FROM THE CHARIOT—Not merely
dismounted, but quickly did so _sprang out of_ the chariot, נָפל,
to _cast oneself_, to throw oneself, to _r...
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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
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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...
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1 Kings 21:16; Habakkuk 2:6; Isaiah 29:15; Joshua 7:1; Joshua 7:11;...