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2 Kings 5:27 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 5 · verse 27
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.2 Kings 5:27 · King James Version
2 Kings 5:27 in context
25But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
27The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- presencepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- leprosytsâraʻathleprosyH6883 →
- NaamanNaʻămânNaaman, the name of an Israelite and of a DamasceneH5283 →
- cleavedâbaqproperly, to impingeH1692 →
- lepertsâraʻto scourgeH6879 →
- seedzeraʻseedH2233 →
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Naaman, a Syrian, a courtier, a soldier, had many servants, and we read how wise and good they were, Kg2 5:13. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of God, has but one servant, and he proves a base, lying, naughty fellow. Those that heard of Elisha at a distance honoured him, and got good by what they heard;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-27