2 Kings 5:4 (DBY)

Passage

And he went 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 in bands, 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 to her mistress, Oh, would that my lord were before the prophet that is in Samaria! then he would cure him of his leprosy.

2 Kings 5:4 And he went 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, Well! go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [shekels] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

2 Kings 5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now, when this letter comes to thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest cure 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 to her mistress Oh..." into verse 5's "And the king of Syria said Well...", 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.