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, [but he
was] a leper.
(a) Here it appears that among the infidels God has his, and also that
the i... [ Continue Reading ]
And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord [were] with the (b)
prophet that [is] in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
(b) Meaning Elisha.... [ Continue Reading ]
And (c) [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said
the maid that [is] of the land of Israel.
(c) That is, Naaman told it to the king of Syria.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto
the king of Israel. And he departed, and (d) took with him ten talents
of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of
raiment.
(d) To give this as a present to the prophets.... [ Continue Reading ]
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, (e)
Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he
shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
(e) The prophet rebukes the king because he di... [ Continue Reading ]
But Naaman was (f) wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought,
He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the
LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the
leper.
(f) Man's reason murmurs when it considers only the signs and outward
things, and has... [ Continue Reading ]
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, (g) My
father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great thing, wouldest
thou not have done [it]? how much rather then, when he saith to thee,
Wash, and be clean?
(g) This declares that servants should reverence and love their
masters as... [ Continue Reading ]
But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive
none. And he urged him to take [it]; (h) but he refused.
(h) So the Lord commands that they that receive freely, should also
give freely.... [ Continue Reading ]
In this thing the LORD (i) pardon thy servant, [that] when my master
goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my
hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself
in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
(i) He feels his consci... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto him, (k) Go in peace. So he departed from him a
little way.
(k) The prophet did not approve his act, but after the common manner
of speech he bids him farewell.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw [him] running
after him, (l) he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said,
[Is] all well?
(l) Declaring by it, the honour and affection he bore to the prophet
his master.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto him, (n) Went not mine heart [with thee], when the
man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? [Is it] a time to
receive money, and to receive garments, and (o) oliveyards, and
vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
(n) Was I not present with you in... [ Continue Reading ]
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy
(p) seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as
white] as snow.
(p) To be an example to all, by whose covetousness God's word might be
slandered.... [ Continue Reading ]