2 Kings 5:8 ASV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:8

And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes ,.... And upon what account: that he sent to the king, saying, wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes ? and thereby expressed so much concern and distress: let him come now to me : meaning Naaman the Syrian leper: and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel ; able in the name of the Lord to work miracles, which he should be sensible of and acknowledge, to the glory of the God of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:8

Let him come now to me - Do not be afflicted; the matter belongs to me, as the prophet of the Most High; send him to me, and he shall know that I am such. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-19

The lessons taught by the story of Naaman. "The story of Naaman," says Menken, "is a worthy part of the history of those revelations and manifestations of the living God which, in their connection and continuation through many centuries, and in their tendency towards one goal and object, were designed to plant upon earth the knowledge and the worship of the true God! But it offers besides to our consideration a rich store of reflections , in which neither heart nor understanding can... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-27

THE CURE OF NAAMAN 'S LEPROSY . HIS GRATITUDE ; AND THE SIN OF GEHAZI , The historian continues his narrative of Elisha's miracles, commenced in 2 Kings 2:1-25 ; and gives in the present chapter a very graphic and complete account of two which were especially remarkable, and which stood in a peculiar relation the one towards the other. One was the removal of leprosy; the other, its infliction. One was wrought on a foreigner and a man of eminence; the other, on a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-27

History of Naaman's disease and cure, illustrative of certain forces in the life of man. "Now Naaman, captain of the host of the King of Syria, was a great man with his master," etc. Naaman, in a worldly point of view, was a great man—one of the magnates of his age. But he was the victim of a terrible disease. "He was a leper." Leprosy was a terrible disease —hereditary , painful , contagious , loathsome , and fatal . In all these respects it resembled sin. Naaman's disease and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:4-19

Naaman the Syrian. This case of Naaman is an illustration of the imperfection that there is in all things human. Naaman was commander-in-chief of the Syrian army. Not only so, but he had seen service. He had won his spurs in active warfare. He had led his troops to victory. "By him the Lord had given deliverance to Syria" Hence, as we read, "he was a great man with his master, and honorable." No doubt he had been greeted on his return from battle, as victorious generals were greeted then and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:8

And it was so —or, it came to pass— when Elisha the man of God (see 2 Kings 4:7 , 2 Kings 4:16 , etc .) had heard that the King of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? The king's act was public; his complaint was public; he wished his subjects to know the outrageous conduct, as he viewed it, of the Syrian king. Thus the rumor went through the town, and reached the ears of the prophet, who therefore sent a message to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:8-19

The story of Naaman: 2. The suggestive cure. The cure which Naaman came to seek was, nevertheless, obtained by him. We have here— I. THE INTERPOSITION OF ELISHA . Naaman was on the point of being sent away, when Elisha interposed. God's prophet vindicates God's honor. 1. Elisha sends to the king . " He sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes?" etc; His words were: 2. Naaman comes to Elisha . His horses and chariot drive up to Elisha's... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 5:8

He shall know ... Israel - namely, “That which thou (the king of Israel) appearest to have forgotten, that there is a prophet - a real Yahweh prophet - in Israel.” read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:4-19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 5:8-19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 5:8

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