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Naaman's Personal Initiative
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Ellicott, Gill) agree that the unnamed person who "went in and told his lord" was Naaman himself. After his wife relayed the Israelite maid's message, Naaman personally took the initiative to report this glimmer of hope to his own lord, the king of Syria. This shows the seriousness and urgency with which he pursued healing.
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18th Century
Theologian
One went in - Rather, “he went in,” that is, Naaman went and told his lord, the king of Syria.
19th Century
Bishop
And one went in. — And he (i.e., Naaman) went in: that is, into the palace. Some manuscripts: “and she …
17th Century
Pastor
And one went in and told his lord
What the girl had said to her mistress; one of the servants of the house that over…
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Minister
Although the Syrians were idolaters and oppressed God's people, yet the deliverance of which Naaman had been the means is here ascribed to the Lord…