Naaman. Note the five servants in this chapter: 1. The King's servant (Naaman) 2 Kings 5:1. 2. Naaman's wife's servant (the maid), 2 Kings 5:2. 3. Jehovah's servant (Elisha), 2 Kings 5:8. 4. Naaman's servants (2 Kings 5:13). 5. The Prophet's servant (Gehazi), 2 Kings 5:20.
was. had come to be.
by him. An unconscious instrument.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
deliverance. Probably from the Assyrians.
but, &c. Figure of speech Anesis. App-6.
a leper. Compare Leviticus 13. Not regarded ceremonially by heathen. Not far gone (2 Kings 5:19). Probably only in initial stage. One of nine so afflicted. See note on Exodus 4:6. The story of Naaman may be compared with the parallel in John 9.