And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
And one went in and told his lord,.... What the girl had said to her mistress; one of the servants of the house that overheard it; or rather, Naaman went and told his lord the king of Syria; for as…
Barnes' Notes
One went in - Rather, “he went in,” i. e. Naaman went and told his lord, the king of Syria.
Adam Clarke
Thus and thus said the maid - So well had this little pious maid conducted herself, that her words are credited; and credited so fully, that an embassy from the king of Syria to the king of Israel is…
Our saviour's miracles were intended for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, yet one, like a crumb, fell from the table to a woman of Canaan; so this one miracle Elisha wrought for Naaman, a…
Cambridge Bible
Andone went in On the margin the R.V. has -he". But it is better to insert an indefinite nominative. It is not likely that Naaman himself was the reporter.
and told his lord i.e., Naaman's lord, the…
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