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A Royal Miscommunication
Commentators note the Syrian king's letter was direct: "recover him of his leprosy." He likely assumed the king of Israel would simply direct Naaman to the prophet. However, the king of Israel interpreted this as an impossible, personal demand and a political trap, revealing his own lack of faith and paranoia.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 5:6
18th Century
Theologian
That you may recover him - literally, “And you shall recover him.” The Syrian king presumes that, if there is a cure for leprosy to be found…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 5:6
19th Century
Bishop
Now. —Heb., And now, continuing an omitted passage. Only the principal sentence of the letter is given. The message presu…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 5:6
17th Century
Pastor
And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying
The contents of which were, so far as it concerned Naaman an…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 5:1–8
17th Century
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…