2 Kings 5:1

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

Ex 11:3; Le 13:2,3,44-46; Nu 12:10-12; De 2:37; 2Sa 3:29; 2Ki 4:8; 2Ki 5:27; 2Ki 7:3; 2Ch 26:19-23; Es 9:4; Es 10:3; Pr 21:31; Isa 10:5,6; Jer 27:5,6; Lu 4:27; Joh 19:11; Ro 15:18; 2Co 12:7

¹ tn Heb “was a great man before his master and lifted up with respect to the face.”

² tn For a discussion of מְצֹרָע (mÿtsora’), 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.