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New International Version. Naaman Healed of Leprosy. 5 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram.
Naaman the Aramean ( Hebrew: נַעֲמָן, romanized : Naʿmān, lit. 'pleasantness') was a commander of the armies of Hadadezer, the king of Aram-Damascus, in the time of Jehoram, King of Northern Israel (Samaria) . According to 2 Kings 5 in the Bible, Naaman was a commander of the army of Aram.
Jan 4, 2022 · Naaman in the Bible was the commander of the Syrian army who was healed of his leprosy by Elisha the prophet. Naaman was highly esteemed by the king of Syria (or Aram) because of the many victories won by the Syrian army. The Bible calls Naaman “a valiant soldier.” His story is recorded in 2 Kings 5:1–19.
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Naaman comes from the Hebrew verb naem, “be delightful, pleasant, beautiful.” It has the idea of “gracious” or “well formed.” Because of the significance of names in Scripture, this tells us something about the man. His name suggests he had undoubtedly been a handsome man, at least before the leprosy.
- Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and highly respected, because by him the LORD had given victo...
- The biblical instructions for leprosy, the separation, isolation, and cleansing of the leper and thus the biblical foundation as a picture of sin a...
- (1) The leper was considered unclean and had to be isolated from society to a certain degree. Wherever he went he was to cry out, “unclean, unclean...
- 2 Now the Arameans had gone out in bands, and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. 3 And she s...
- 4 And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “Thus and thus spoke the girl who is from the land of Israel.” 5 Then the king of Aram said, “Go...
- 8 And it happened when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent word to the king, saying, “Why have y...
- 9 So Naaman came with his horses and his chariots, and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,...
- Then his servants came near and spoke to him and said, “My father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How...
- So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of...
- When he returned to the man of God with all his company, and came and stood before him, he said, “Behold now, I know that there is no God in all th...
Hebrew/Greek. Your Content. 2 Kings 5. King James Version. 5 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
May 27, 2021 · Naaman in the Bible—and the Important Detail We Forget. Michael S. Heiser 4 min read May 27, 2021. Elisha’s healing of Naaman in the Bible (the leper [and] commander of the army of the king of Syria) is a familiar story to many ( 2 Kgs 5:1–27 ). Naaman hears that Elisha, the prophet of Israel, can heal him, so he makes the trip.
Naaman’s Leprosy Healed. 5 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper.
