4 Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said.

Other Translations of 2 Kings 5:4

King James Version

4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

English Standard Version

4 So Naaman went in and told his lord, "Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel."

The Message

4 Naaman went straight to his master and reported what the girl from Israel had said.

New King James Version

4 And Naaman went in and told his master, saying, "Thus and thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel."

New Living Translation

4 So Naaman told the king what the young girl from Israel had said.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 5:4

Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-8

(Read 2 Kings 5:1-8)

Though the Syrians were idolaters, and oppressed God's people, yet the deliverance of which Naaman had been the means, is here ascribed to the Lord. Such is the correct language of Scripture, while those who write common history, plainly show that God is not in all their thoughts. No man's greatness, or honour, can place him our of the reach of the sorest calamities of human life: there is many a sickly, crazy body under rich and gay clothing. Every man has some but or other, something that blemishes and diminishes him, some allay to his grandeur, some damp to his joy. This little maid, though only a girl, could give an account of the famous prophet the Israelites had among them. Children should be early told of the wondrous works of God, that, wherever they go, they may talk of them. As became a good servant, she desired the health and welfare of her master, though she was a captive, a servant by force; much more should servants by choice, seek their masters' good. Servants may be blessings to the families where they are, by telling what they know of the glory of God, and the honour of his prophets. Naaman did not despise what she told, because of her meanness. It would be well if men were as sensible of the burden of sin as they are of bodily disease. And when they seek the blessings which the Lord sends in answer to the prayers of his faithful people, they will find nothing can be had, except they come as beggars for a free gift, not as lords to demand or purchase.