2 Kings 5:11 (KJV)

Passage

But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

2 Kings 5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

2 Kings 5:11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

2 Kings 5:12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

2 Kings 5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "naaman", "wroth", "went", "away", "said", "behold", "thought", and "surely". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "naaman" and "wroth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And Elisha sent a messenger unto him..." into verse 12's "Are not Abana and Pharpar rivers of...", so "naaman" and "wroth" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "naaman" and "wroth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.