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Naaman. Note the five servants in this chapter:
1. The King's servant (Naaman) 2Ki_5:1.
2. Naaman's wife's servant (the maid), 2Ki_5:2.
3. Jehovah's servant (Elisha), 2Ki_5:8.
4. Naaman's servants (2Ki_5:13).
5. The Prophet's servant (Gehazi), 2Ki_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 Lev 13. Not regarded ceremonially by heathen. Not far gone (2Ki_5:19). Probably only in initial stage. One of nine so afflicted. See note on Exo_4:6. The story of Naaman may be compared with the parallel in John 9.