2 Kings 5:27

5:27 Therefore Naaman’s skin disease will afflict ¹  you and your descendants forever!” When Gehazi ²  went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow. ³ 

2 Kings 5:3

5:3 She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! ⁴  Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 5:6-7

5:6 He brought the letter to king of Israel. It read: “This is a letter of introduction for my servant Naaman, ⁵  whom I have sent to be cured of his skin disease.” 5:7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? ⁶  Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!” ⁷ 

[5:27]  ¹ tn Heb “cling to.”

[5:27]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gehazi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:27]  ³ tn Traditionally, “he went from before him, leprous like snow.” But see the note at 5:1, as well as M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 66.

[5:3]  ⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[5:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “and now when this letter comes to you, look, I have sent to you Naaman my servant.”

[5:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Am I God, killing and restoring life, that this one sends to me to cure a man from his skin disease?” In the Hebrew text this is one lengthy rhetorical question, which has been divided up in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[5:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Indeed, know and see that he is seeking an occasion with respect to me.”