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How much more, then, when he tells you, &#8216Wash and be cleansed&#8217!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_kings/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> But his officers tried to reason with him and said, “Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something very difficult, wouldn’t you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply, ‘Go and wash and be cured!’” <a href="/esv/2_kings/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> But his servants came near and said to him, “My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Naaman’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’?” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then his servants approached and spoke to him, saying, “My father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then his servants came near and spoke to him and said, &#8220My father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, &#8216Wash, and be clean &#8216?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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 much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then his servants approached and spoke to him and said, “My father, had the prophet spoken with you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” <a href="/amp/2_kings/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then his servants approached and said to him, “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 has said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’” <a href="/csb/2_kings/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he only tells you, ‘Wash and be clean’? ” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But his servants approached and said to him, &#8220My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he tells you, &#8216Wash and be clean?&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? <a href="/cev/2_kings/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> His servants went over to him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would have done it. So why don't you do what he said? Go wash and be cured." <a href="/erv/2_kings/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? <a href="/gwt/2_kings/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But Naaman's servants went to him and said, "Master, if the prophet had asked you to do some extraordinary act, wouldn't you have done it? Why shouldn't you do as he said: 'Wash and be clean'?" <a href="/gnt/2_kings/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> His servants went up to him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would have done it. Now why can't you just wash yourself, as he said, and be cured?" <a href="/isv/2_kings/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> But then his servants approached him and spoke with him. They said, "My father, had the prophet only asked of you something great, you would have done it, wouldn't you? Yet he told you, 'Bathe, and be clean…!'" <a href="/msb/2_kings/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Naaman?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??? <a href="/net/2_kings/5.htm">NET Bible</a> His servants approached and said to him, "O master, if the prophet had told you to do some difficult task, you would have been willing to do it. It seems you should be happy that he simply said, "Wash and you will be healed." <a href="/nheb/2_kings/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had asked you to do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean?'" <a href="/wbt/2_kings/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldst thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? <a href="/web/2_kings/5.htm">World English Bible</a> His servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And his servants come near, and speak to him, and say, “My father, the prophet had spoken a great thing to you—do you not do [it]? And surely, when he has said to you, Wash, and be clean.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And his servants come nigh, and speak unto him, and say, 'My father, a great thing had the prophet spoken unto thee -- dost thou not do it? and surely, when he hath said unto thee, Wash, and be clean.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And his servants will come near and speak to him, and say, My father, spake the prophet a great word to thee, wilt thou not do? and much more he said to thee, Wash and be cleansed,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> His servants came to him, and said to him: Father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, surely thou shouldst have done it: how much rather what he now hath said to thee: Wash, and thou shalt he clean? <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> his servants approached him, and they said to him: “If the prophet had told you, father, to do something great, certainly you ought to have done it. How much more so, now that he has said to you: ‘Wash, and you will be clean?’ ” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/5.htm">New American Bible</a> But his servants came up and reasoned with him: “My father, if the prophet told you to do something extraordinary, would you not do it? All the more since he told you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But his servants approached and said to him, “Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more, when all he said to you was, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And his servants came near and spoke to him and said, Our lord, if the prophet had told you to do some great tiling, you would have done it; but behold, he has told you to do a small thing. Go and wash, and be clean. And he listened to them and did so. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And his Servants approached and they were saying to him: “Our Lord, if the Prophet had spoken a great word to you, it was right for you to do it, but behold, the answer is a little one. He said to you: ‘Go wash and be purified.’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And his servants came near, and spoke unto him, and said: 'My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee: Wash, and be clean?' <a href="/sep/2_kings/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And his servants came near and said to him, Suppose the prophet had spoken a great thing to thee, wouldest thou not perform it? yet he has but said to thee, Wash, and be cleansed. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/5-13.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=1582" 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> …12Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. 13<a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Naaman’s servants, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: way·yig·gə·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To draw near, approach. ">approached him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">“My father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">if the prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">to do some great</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">thing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">would you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have done it?</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: wə·’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">How much more, then,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he tells</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: rə·ḥaṣ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">‘Wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: ū·ṭə·hār (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">and be cleansed’?”</a> 14So 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.…<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="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a> When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / 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="/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="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-14</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="/john/4-50.htm">John 4:50</a> “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a> But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” <a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a> Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a> He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a> “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. <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="/numbers/12-13.htm">Numbers 12:13-15</a> So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!” / But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.” / So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a> See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid you do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much rather then, when he said to you, Wash, and be clean?his servants<a href="/2_kings/5-3.htm">2 Kings 5:3</a> And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.<a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">1 Samuel 25:14-17</a> But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them… <a href="/1_kings/20-23.htm">1 Kings 20:23,31</a> And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they… My father<a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm">2 Kings 2:12</a> And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.<a href="/2_kings/6-21.htm">2 Kings 6:21</a> And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?<a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">2 Kings 13:14</a> Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.how much rather<a href="/1_corinthians/1-21.htm">1 Corinthians 1:21,27</a> For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe… Wash<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="/psalms/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2,7</a> Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin… <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/4-24.htm">Bid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-11.htm">Bidden</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-31.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-26.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-2.htm">Naaman's</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-6.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-36.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-23.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-22.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-14.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-13.htm">Wouldest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-12.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm">Bid</a> <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Bidden</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">Naaman's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-40.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-16.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-39.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-12.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-12.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-22.htm">Wouldest</a> <a href="/job/9-15.htm">Wouldn't</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>Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, Naaman, a commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of great status and power, yet he suffered from leprosy. His servants play a crucial role in this narrative, demonstrating the importance of humility and listening to wise counsel, regardless of social status. Servants in ancient Near Eastern cultures often had close relationships with their masters, sometimes acting as advisors. This reflects the biblical theme of God using the humble and lowly to convey His messages, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/1_samuel/3.htm">1 Samuel 3</a> with young Samuel.“My father, The term "my father" is a respectful and affectionate address, indicating the close relationship between Naaman and his servants. It reflects the cultural practice of using familial terms to express respect and loyalty. This phrase also highlights the humility required to accept guidance from those considered socially inferior, a recurring biblical theme seen in <a href="/proverbs/12-15.htm">Proverbs 12:15</a>, which emphasizes the wisdom of heeding advice.if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, This phrase underscores human nature's tendency to value grand gestures over simple acts. Naaman, a man of valor, might have expected a dramatic or difficult task to match his status. The reference to "the prophet" is to Elisha, who, like other prophets, often delivered God's messages in unexpected ways. This reflects the biblical principle that God's ways are not man's ways, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>.would you not have done it? This rhetorical question challenges Naaman's pride and assumptions, prompting self-reflection. It suggests that Naaman would have been willing to undertake a significant challenge, highlighting the irony that he hesitates at a simple command. This mirrors the biblical theme of faith and obedience, as seen in the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22).How much more, then, when he tells you, The phrase "how much more" is a common biblical rhetorical device used to emphasize a point by comparison. It invites Naaman to reconsider the simplicity of the prophet's command. This reflects the biblical teaching that God's instructions, though sometimes simple, require faith and trust, as seen in the healing of the blind man in <a href="/john/9-7.htm">John 9:7</a>.‘Wash and be cleansed’?” The command to "wash and be cleansed" is both literal and symbolic. Geographically, the Jordan River, where Naaman was instructed to wash, holds significant biblical importance, being the site of Israel's crossing into the Promised Land (Joshua 3) and later, the baptism of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/3-13.htm">Matthew 3:13-17</a>). The act of washing symbolizes purification and obedience, prefiguring Christian baptism as a sign of spiritual cleansing and renewal. This reflects the biblical theme of faith leading to healing and salvation, as seen in the story of the ten lepers in <a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Luke 17:11-19</a>.<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. He is a central figure in this chapter, seeking healing from the prophet Elisha. 2. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> A prophet in Israel who instructs Naaman to wash in the Jordan River to be healed of his leprosy. 3. <a href="/topical/n/naaman's_servants.htm">Naaman's Servants</a> They play a crucial role in persuading Naaman to follow Elisha's simple instructions, demonstrating wisdom and humility. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jordan_river.htm">Jordan River</a> The river in which Naaman is instructed to wash seven times to be cleansed of his leprosy. 5. <a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram (Syria)</a> The nation where Naaman serves as a military commander, often in conflict with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a> Naaman's initial reaction to Elisha's instructions was one of pride and anger. His healing required humility to accept a simple solution. We must be willing to humble ourselves to receive God's blessings. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_word.htm">Obedience to God's Word</a> The servants' advice to Naaman underscores the importance of obedience, even when God's instructions seem too simple or beneath us. Obedience is a key component of faith. <a href="/topical/g/god's_ways_are_not_our_ways.htm">God's Ways Are Not Our Ways</a> Naaman expected a grand gesture for his healing, but God often works through simple, ordinary means. We should remain open to God's unexpected methods. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wise_counsel.htm">The Role of Wise Counsel</a> Naaman's servants provide wise counsel that leads to his healing. We should seek and listen to godly advice from those around us. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Naaman's eventual obedience to wash in the Jordan demonstrates faith in action. Our faith should lead us to act according to God's instructions.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_healing.htm">What does the Bible say about divine healing?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_elisha's_simple_healing.htm">How do we reconcile Elisha's instructions (2 Kings 5:10-12) with other Old Testament rites for healing that appear more complex or different?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_gehazi's_curse_so_harsh.htm">Why does Gehazi's curse (2 Kings 5:26-27) seem disproportionately harsh compared to other sins in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_naaman's_story_not_evidenced.htm">Why does historical or archaeological evidence seem silent on Naaman's high status and this miraculous event (2 Kings 5)?</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>(13) Came near.--Comp. <a href="/genesis/18-23.htm" title="And Abraham drew near, and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?">Genesis 18:23</a>.My father.--A title implying at once respect and affection. (Comp. <a href="/1_samuel/24-11.htm" title="Moreover, my father, see, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and killed you not, know you and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against you; yet you hunt my soul to take it.">1Samuel 24:11</a>; <a href="/2_kings/6-21.htm" title="And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?">2Kings 6:21</a>.) Perhaps, however, the word is a corruption of 'im ("if"), which is otherwise not expressed in the Hebrew.Great thing.--Emphatic in the Hebrew.Wouldest thou not have done?--Or,wouldest thou not do?He saith.--He hath said.Be clean?--i.e., thou shalt be clean: a common Hebrew idiom. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father. Naaman's attendants did not share his indignation, or, if they did, since servants in the East are apt to be jealous of their masters' honor, had their feelings more under control; and they therefore inter-feted with mild words, anxious to pacify him, and persuade him to follow the prophet's advice. "My father" is a deferential and, at the same time, an affectionate address, not unnatural in the mouth of a confidential servant (comp. <a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm">2 Kings 2:12</a>). There is thus no need of any alteration of the text, such as Ewald (לו for אָבִי) or Thenius (אִם for אָבִי) proposes. It must be admitted, however, that the LXX. seem to have had לו in their copies. If the prophet had bid thee do some great thing - "had set thee," i.e., "some difficult task" - wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, [shouldest thou perform his behest] when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? The reasoning was unanswerable, and took effect. Naaman was persuaded. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/5-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Naaman's servants, however, עֲבָדָיו֮ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant approached him וַיִּגְּשׁ֣וּ (way·yig·gə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> To draw near, approach and said, וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue “My father, אָבִי֙ (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father if the prophet הַנָּבִ֛יא (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet had told דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue you אֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to to do some great גָּד֗וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent thing, דָּבָ֣ר (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause would you not הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no have done [it]? תַעֲשֶׂ֑ה (ṯa·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make How much more, then, וְאַ֛ף (wə·’ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though when כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction he tells אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say you, אֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to ‘Wash רְחַ֥ץ (rə·ḥaṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> To wash, wash off or away, bathe and be cleansed’?” וּטְהָֽר׃ (ū·ṭə·hār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - 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/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 5:13 His servants came near and spoke (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 5:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 5:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:14" /></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>