2 Kings 5:2 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

2 Kings 5:2 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.

2 Kings 5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

2 Kings 5:4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "syrians", "gone", "companies", "brought", "away", "captive", "land", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "syrians" and "gone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Now Naaman captain of the host of..." into verse 3's "And she said unto her mistress Would...", so "syrians" and "gone" 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 "syrians" and "gone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.