2Ki 5:1 | TNotes | STEP | 5:1 The king of Aram was probably Ben-hadad II (860–843 BC ). • the Lord had given Aram great victories: The Lord is sovereign over all nations (Pss 47:8 ; 99:1-2 ; Rom 13:1 ). • from leprosy: Naaman’s access to society and Gehazi’s later social freedom (2 Kgs 8:4-5 ) suggest that the problem was not Hansen’s disease but another incurable skin disease (see Lev 13:10-11 , 45-46 ).

bPss 47:8►

c99:1-2►

dRom 13:1►

e2 Kgs 8:4-5►

fLev 13:10-11►

‏ 2 Kings 5:1

5:1 ^a The king of Aram was probably Ben-hadad II (860–843 BC).

• the Lord had given Aram great victories: The Lord is sovereign over all nations (Pss 47:8 ^b; 99:1-2 ^c; Rom 13:1 ^d).

• from leprosy: Naaman’s access to society and Gehazi’s later social freedom (2 Kgs 8:4-5 ^e) suggest that the problem was not Hansen’s disease but another incurable skin disease (see Lev 13:10-11 ^f, 45-46 ^g).