Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-8
Our saviour's miracles were intended for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, yet one, like a crumb, fell from the table to a woman of Canaan; so this one miracle Elisha wrought for Naaman, a Syrian; for God does good to all, and will have all men to be saved. Here is, I. The great affliction Naaman was under, in the midst of all his honours, 2 Kgs. 5:1. He was a great man, in a great place; not only rich and raised, but particularly happy for two things:?1. That he had been very serviceable... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 5
Two more of Elisha's miracles are recorded in this chapter. I. The cleansing of Naaman, a Syrian, a stranger, from his leprosy, and there, 1. The badness of his case, 2 Kgs. 5:1. 2. The providence that brought him to Elisha, the intelligence given him by a captive maid, 2 Kgs. 5:2-4. A letter from the king of Syria to the king of Israel, to introduce him, 2 Kgs. 5:5-7. And the invitation Elisha sent him, 2 Kgs. 5:8. 3. The method prescribed for his cure, his submission, with much ado, to that... read more