2 Kings 5:4 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

2 Kings 5:5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

2 Kings 5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "told", "lord", "saying", "thus", "said", and "maid". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "told", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And she said unto her mistress Would..." into verse 5's "And the king of Syria said Go...", so "went" and "told" 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 "went" and "told" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.