2 Kings 5:1

Context

Elisha Heals a Syrian General

5:1 Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria’s army, was esteemed and respected by his master,¹ for through him the Lord had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease.²

2 Kings 20:17

Context
20:17 ‘Look, a time is³ coming when everything in your palace and the things your ancestors have accumulated to this day will be carried away to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.

[5:1] ¹tn Heb “was a great man before his master and lifted up with respect to the face.”

[5:1] ²tn For a discussion of מְצֹרָע (mÿtsora’), traditionally translated “leprous,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 63. Naaman probably had a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy/Hansen’s disease.

[20:17] ³tn Heb “days are.”