Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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].
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, chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper. 2 Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife. 3 And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 6:23
So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.
2 Kings 13:20
And death came to Elisha and they put his body into the earth. Now in the spring of the year, armed bands of Moabites frequently came, overrunning the land.
Judges 9:34
So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.
1 Samuel 13:17-18
And three bands of men came out from the Philistines to make an attack; one band went by the road which goes to Ophrah, into the land of Shual: