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And his skin became as healthy as the skin of a young child, and he was healed! <a href="/esv/2_kings/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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 a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/5.htm">New King James Version</a> So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, in accordance with the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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 a little child and he was clean. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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 a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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 a young boy and he was clean. <a href="/amp/2_kings/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So he went down and plunged himself into the Jordan seven times, just as the man of God had said; and his flesh was restored like that of a little child and he was clean. <a href="/csb/2_kings/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the command of the man of God. Then his skin was restored and became like the skin of a small boy, and he was clean. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the command of the man of God. Then his skin was restored and became like the skin of a small boy, and he was clean. <a href="/asv/2_kings/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/cev/2_kings/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Naaman walked down to the Jordan; he waded out into the water and stooped down in it seven times, just as Elisha had told him. At once, he was cured, and his skin became as smooth as a child's. <a href="/erv/2_kings/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So he went to dip himself in the Jordan River seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. His skin became healthy again like a little child's skin. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> So Naaman went down to the Jordan, dipped himself in it seven times, as Elisha had instructed, and he was completely cured. His flesh became firm and healthy like that of a child. <a href="/isv/2_kings/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> So he went down and plunged himself into the Jordan River seven times, just as the man of God had said, and his flesh rejuvenated like the flesh of a newborn child. And he was clean. <a href="/msb/2_kings/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/net/2_kings/5.htm">NET Bible</a> So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, as the prophet had instructed. His skin became as smooth as a young child's and he was healed. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then he went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/web/2_kings/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Then went he down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he goes down and dips in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh turns back as the flesh of a little youth, and is clean. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he goeth down and dippeth in Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh doth turn back as the flesh of a little youth, and is clean. <a href="/slt/2_kings/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will go down and dip in Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh will turn: back as, the flesh of a small boy, and he will be cleansed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then he went down, and washed in the Jordan seven times: according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child, and he was made clean. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So he descended and washed in the Jordan seven times, in accord with the word of the man of God. And his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child. And he was made clean. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/5.htm">New American Bible</a> So Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God. His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So he went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he was clean.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he went down and washed seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the prophet of God; and his flesh came again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he listened to their voice, and he did so, and he went on and he washed seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the Prophet of God. And his flesh returned like the flesh of a young boy, and he was cleansed.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came back like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/sep/2_kings/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> So Naiman went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the word of Elisaie: and his flesh returned to him as the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/5-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1598" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Naaman Cured of Leprosy</a> …13Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?” 14<a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yê·reḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">So Naaman went down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2881.htm" title="2881: way·yiṭ·bōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To dip. A primitive root; to dip, to immerse.">and dipped himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: bay·yar·dên (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">in the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pə·‘ā·mîm (N-fp) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">times,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: kiḏ·ḇar (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">according to the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">and his flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">was restored</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: kiḇ·śar (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">and became like that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: qā·ṭōn (Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">of a little</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ar (N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">child,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: way·yiṭ·hār (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">and he was clean.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Luke 4:27</a> And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-3</a> Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-42</a> Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. <a href="/john/9-7.htm">John 9:7</a> Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. <a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-19</a> As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ... <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a> saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” <a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">Leviticus 14:1-32</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, / “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest. / The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, ... <a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Numbers 12:10-15</a> As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous, / and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. / Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” ... <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a> The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured. <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a> Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a> The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. <a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25-34</a> And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse. / When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. ... <a href="/john/4-50.htm">John 4:50-53</a> “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. / And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. / So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” ... <a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a> But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God. <a href="/acts/9-34.htm">Acts 9:34</a> “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like to the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.went he down<a href="/job/31-13.htm">Job 31:13</a> If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;<a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Proverbs 9:9</a> Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.<a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm">Proverbs 25:11,12</a> A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver… according to<a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">2 Chronicles 20:20</a> And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.<a href="/john/2-5.htm">John 2:5</a> His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.<a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7,8</a> By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith… his flesh<a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10</a> And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.<a href="/job/33-25.htm">Job 33:25</a> His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:and he was clean<a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Luke 4:27</a> And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.<a href="/luke/5-13.htm">Luke 5:13</a> And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.<a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a> Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-2.htm">Little</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">Times</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-19.htm">Little</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-18.htm">Times</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 5</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of leprosy</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Elisha, sending him to Jordan cures him</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">He refusing Naaman's gifts grants him some of the earth</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Gehazi, abusing his master's name unto Naaman, is smitten with leprosy</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Naaman went down Naaman, a commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of great status and valor but suffered from leprosy. His journey to Israel reflects humility and obedience, as he initially resisted the prophet Elisha's instructions. This act of going down symbolizes a descent from pride to submission, a necessary step for spiritual and physical healing.and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times The Jordan River holds significant biblical importance, being the site where the Israelites crossed into the Promised Land and where Jesus was later baptized. The act of dipping seven times signifies completeness and perfection in biblical numerology. Naaman's obedience to this specific instruction demonstrates faith in God's power and the prophet's word, despite his initial skepticism.according to the word of the man of God Elisha, the prophet, represents God's voice and authority. Naaman's healing depended on his adherence to the divine instruction given through Elisha. This highlights the importance of faith and obedience to God's word, as mediated through His prophets.and his flesh was restored The restoration of Naaman's flesh signifies not only physical healing but also spiritual renewal. In biblical terms, leprosy often symbolizes sin and impurity. Naaman's healing is a testament to God's power to cleanse and restore, prefiguring the spiritual cleansing available through Christ.and became like that of a little child This phrase emphasizes the complete transformation and renewal Naaman experienced. In the Bible, children often symbolize purity and innocence. Naaman's skin becoming like that of a child signifies a new beginning and a return to a state of purity, akin to the spiritual rebirth Jesus speaks of in the New Testament.and he was clean The declaration of Naaman's cleanliness is significant both physically and spiritually. In the Levitical law, leprosy rendered a person ceremonially unclean, barring them from community and worship. Naaman's cleansing allowed him to be reintegrated into society and symbolizes the comprehensive cleansing from sin that God offers, foreshadowing the ultimate cleansing through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/naaman.htm">Naaman</a> A commander of the army of the king of Aram, who suffered from leprosy. His journey to healing is central to this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jordan_river.htm">Jordan River</a> The river where Naaman was instructed to wash himself seven times to be healed of his leprosy. 3. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> The prophet of God who instructed Naaman to wash in the Jordan River for healing. 4. <a href="/topical/l/leprosy.htm">Leprosy</a> A serious skin disease that Naaman suffered from, symbolizing impurity and separation in biblical times. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation where the prophet Elisha resided, and where Naaman traveled to seek healing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_word.htm">Obedience to God's Word</a> Naaman's healing came through his obedience to the prophet's instructions. This teaches us the importance of following God's guidance, even when it seems simple or unconventional. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_faith.htm">Humility and Faith</a> Naaman had to humble himself to follow the prophet's seemingly simple instructions. Our faith often requires humility and trust in God's ways over our own understanding. <a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_for_all.htm">God's Grace for All</a> Naaman, a non-Israelite, received God's healing, illustrating that God's grace and mercy extend to all who seek Him in faith. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Cleansing</a> The act of washing in the Jordan symbolizes spiritual cleansing and renewal, pointing to the transformative power of God's intervention in our lives. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a> Naaman's repeated dipping in the Jordan signifies perseverance in faith, encouraging believers to persist in their spiritual journeys despite initial doubts or challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 5</a> <a href="/q/why_don't_hospitals_use_faith_healing.htm">If faith healing works, why do hospitals not use it?</a> <a href="/q/can_christians_use_homeopathy.htm">Is homeopathy acceptable for Christians to use?</a> <a href="/q/how_was_naaman's_leprosy_cured_instantly.htm">How can Naaman’s leprosy (2 Kings 5:1, 14) be scientifically explained as instantly healed by dipping in the Jordan River? </a> <a href="/q/are_healing_rooms_biblical.htm">Are Healing Rooms biblical?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Then went he down.--And he went down: scil., from Samaria to the Jordan bed. The Syriac and Arabic, and some Hebrew MSS., read "and he departed;" probably an error of transcription.Seven times.--"Because seven was significant of the Divine covenant with Israel, and the cure depended on that covenant; or to stamp the cure as a Divine work, for seven is the signature of the works of God" (Keil). In the Assyrian monuments there is an almost exact parallel to the above method of seeking a cure. It occurs among the so-called exorcisms, and belongs to the age of Sargon of Agade (Accad), before 2200 B.C. Merodach is represented as asking his father Hea how to cure a sick man. Hea replies that the sick man must go and bathe in the sacred waters at the mouth of the Euphrates. It thus appears that in bidding Naaman bathe seven times in the Jordan, Elisha acted in accordance with ancient Semitic belief as to the healing virtue of running streams.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Then went he down; i.e. descended into the deep Jordan valley from the highland of Samaria - a descent of above a thousand feet. The nearest route would involve a journey of about twenty-five miles. And dipped himself seven times in Jordan - i.e. followed exactly the prophet's directions in ver. 10 - according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child - literally, of a little lad - and he was clean. Not only was the leprosy removed, but the flesh was more soft and tender than that of a grown man commonly is. It was like the flesh of a boy. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/5-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Naaman went down וַיֵּ֗רֶד (way·yê·reḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend and dipped himself וַיִּטְבֹּ֤ל (way·yiṭ·bōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2881.htm">Strong's 2881: </a> To dip, to immerse in the Jordan בַּיַּרְדֵּן֙ (bay·yar·dên) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine seven שֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number times, פְּעָמִ֔ים (pə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence according to the word כִּדְבַ֖ר (kiḏ·ḇar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of God, הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and his flesh בְּשָׂר֗וֹ (bə·śā·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man was restored וַיָּ֣שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again and became like [that] כִּבְשַׂ֛ר (kiḇ·śar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man of a little קָטֹ֖ן (qā·ṭōn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> Small, young, unimportant child, נַ֥עַר (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer and he was clean. וַיִּטְהָֽר׃ (way·yiṭ·hār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 5:14 Then went he down and dipped himself (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 5:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 5:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>