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.
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 5:1-5.
Glossary
- Samaria Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Samaria.