But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
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Gill's Exposition
But Naaman was wroth with him,.... On more accounts than one:
and went away; not to Jordan, but from the prophet's house, with an intention to return to his own country:
behold, I thought, he will…
Barnes' Notes
He will surely come out to me - In the East a code of unwritten laws prescribes exactly how visits are to be paid, and how visitors are to be received, according to the worldly rank of the parties…
Adam Clarke
Naaman was wroth - And why? Because the prophet treated him without ceremony; and because he appointed him an expenseless and simple mode of cure.
Behold, I thought - God's ways are not as our ways;…
We have here the cure of Naaman's leprosy.
I. The short and plain direction which the prophet gave him, with assurance of success. Naaman designed to do honour to Elisha when he came in his chariot,…
Cambridge Bible
But Naaman was wroth He had expected that his wish would have been accomplished at once, and that more display would have been made over a case like his. The God of Israel would receive some credit…
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