2 Kings 5:1

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Elisha Heals a Syrian General

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

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2 Kings 5:1 tn Heb “was a great man before his master and lifted up with respect to the face.”
2 Kings 5:1 tn For a discussion of מְצֹרָע (m^etsoraʿ), 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.

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Elisha Heals a Syrian General

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2 Kings 5:1

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