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2 Kings 5:2

Naaman

1 Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.

3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”

4 And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.

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BSB
At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.
KJV
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
WEB
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little girl, and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
ASV
And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman`s wife.
DARBY
And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
BLB
And Aram had gone out in bands, and had brought back captive from the land of Israel a young girl. And she waited before the face of the wife of Naaman.
ÅB
Syrerne hadde engang gjort et herjetog og bortført en liten pike som fange fra Israels land; og hun tjente nå hos Na'amans hustru.
OTB
Arameerne hadde dratt ut i flokker og hadde tatt til fange en ung jente fra Israels land; og hun tjente Na’amans kone.
B1930
Syrerne hadde engang gjort et herjetog og bortført en liten pike som fange fra Israels land; og hun tjente nu hos Na'amans hustru.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 6:23

    So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.

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  • 2 Kings 13:20

    And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.

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  • Psalms 123:2

    As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

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  • 1 Samuel 13:17–18

    And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,

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  • Judges 9:34

    So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

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