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The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman`s wife.
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A Time of Constant Raids
Commentators explain that this was not a formal war but a period of ongoing hostility. Syrian raiding parties, described as "marauding troops" or "banditti," would make excursions into Israel to plunder and take captives, like this young girl, often to be sold into slavery.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
No peace had been made following the failure of Ahab’s expedition (1 Kings 22:1–36). The relationship between the two countries therefo…
19th Century
Anglican
The Syrians. — Hebrew, Aram, the word rendered “Syria” in 2 Kings 5:1.
By companies. …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Syrians had gone out by companies Not regular troops, but a sort of banditti of robbers, which made excursio…
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