Bible Strands
2 Kings 5:4
And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Naaman acts on the suggestion of a young Israelite servant girl by going to report her proposal to his Aramean master. This occurs immediately after the girl suggests the prophet in Samaria could cure Naaman’s leprosy.
The words — The verb וַ/יַּגֵּ֥ד (va/i.ya.Ged) denotes "he told" or "he reported," emphasizing the transmission of the girl’s message. The phrase כָּ/זֹ֤את ... דִּבְּרָ֣ה (ka./Zot ... di.be.Rah) literally renders "like this she spoke," highlighting the specific content of her report.
The thread — The narrative pattern of a marginalized voice triggering a royal response recurs in 2 Kings 7:9, where hidden prophets recognize a moment of divine opportunity, and in Mark 5:19, where a healed man is commanded to report God’s work to his own people.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize how ordinary, unheralded words can initiate divine action through human channels. It demands attention to the reliability of messengers and the weight of reporting what others have said without alteration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- 2 Kings 7:9 Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
- Mark 5:19 But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
- Mark 16:9 Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
- John 1:42 Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
- John 4:28 Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,