King James Version
What Does 2 Kings 5:2 Mean?
“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. waited: Heb. was before”
Context
1
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, but he was a leper. with: Heb. before. honourable: or, gracious: Heb. lifted up, or, accepted in countenance. deliverance: or, victory
2
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. waited: Heb. was before
3
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. with: Heb. before recover: Heb. gather in
4
And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **The Syrians.**—Heb., *Aram*, the word rendered “Syria” in 2Kings 5:1.
**By companies.**—Or, *in troops*, referring to a marauding incursion made at some time prior to the events here recorded.
**Brought away captive . . . a little maid.**—Comp. the reference in Joel 3:6 to the Phœnician traffic in Jewish slaves.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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