2Ki 5:1 | NETfull | STEP | Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria’s army, was esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the Lord had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease.

2 Kings 5:1

1 Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria’s army, was esteemed and respected by his master, ^{▼▼ Heb “was a great man before his master and lifted up with respect to the face.”} for through him the Lord had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease. ^{▼▼ For a discussion of מְצֹרָע (m^etsora’), traditionally translated “leprous,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 63. Naaman probably had a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy/Hansen’s disease.}