Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden, and she waited on Naaman's wife.
New American Standard Bible
Now the Arameans had gone out
King James Version
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
Holman Bible
Aram had gone on raids
International Standard Version
On one of their raids to the territory of Israel, Aram had taken captive a young girl when she was an infant, who had eventually become an attendant to Naaman's wife.
American Standard Version
And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
Amplified
The Arameans (Syrians) had gone out in bands [as raiders] and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman’s wife [as a servant].
Bible in Basic English
Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.
Darby Translation
And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
Julia Smith Translation
And Aram will go forth by troops, and take captive from the land of Israel a little girl; and she will be before Naaman's wife.
King James 2000
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the Arameans went [on] a raid, they brought back a young girl from the land of Israel, and {she came into the service of} the wife of Naaman.
Modern King James verseion
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and captured a little girl out of the land of Israel. And she waited on Naaman's wife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there had gone a company of soldiers out of Syria a running, and had brought out of the country of Israel a little maid, which was with Naaman's wife.
NET Bible
Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman's wife.
New Heart English Bible
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, the Syrians, had gone out in companies, and had brought back out of the land of Israel, a little maiden, - who became an attendant on the wife of Naaman.
Webster
And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
World English Bible
The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Aramaeans have gone out by troops, and they take captive out of the land of Israel a little damsel, and she is before the wife of Naaman,
Themes
Armies » Sent out foraging parties
Captive » Cruelty to » Enslaved
Children » Examples of helpful » A little maid who aided naaman in securing his health
Children » Instances of » The israelitish maid, captive in syria
Elisha » Miracles of » Heals naaman the leper
Helpful children » A little maid who aided naaman in securing his health
Home » Examples of helpful » A little maid who aided naaman in securing his health
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Miracles » Catalogue of » Cures naaman
Naaman » A syrian general, healed of leprosy by elisha
Presents » Of persons of rank, of great value and variety
Select readings » Naaman the leper
Servant » Bond » Captives of war became slaves
Servant » Instances of good » Servants » Of naaman
Servants » Duties of, to masters » To be anxious for their welfare
Servants » Slaves or bond » Captives taken in war often kept as
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Healing Of Naaman The Syrian
1 Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, [but he was] a leper. 2 And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden, and she waited on Naaman's wife. 3 And she said to her mistress, Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 6:23
And he prepared great provision for them. And when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
2 Kings 13:20
And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
Judges 9:34
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
1 Samuel 13:17-18
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual,
Psalm 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are] to LORD our God, until he has mercy upon us.