2 Kings 5:11 (GNV)

Passage

But Naaman was wroth and went away, and sayde, Beholde, I thought with my selfe, Hee will surely come out, and stande, and call on the Name of the Lord his God and put his hand on the place, and heale the leprosie.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:9 Then Naaman came with his horses, and with his charets, and stoode at the doore of the house of Elisha.

2 Kings 5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger vnto him, saying, Go and wash thee in Iorden seuen times, and thy flesh shall come againe to thee, and thou shalt be clensed.

2 Kings 5:11 But Naaman was wroth and went away, and sayde, Beholde, I thought with my selfe, Hee will surely come out, and stande, and call on the Name of the Lord his God and put his hand on the place, and heale the leprosie.

2 Kings 5:12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, riuers of Damascus, better then all the waters of Israel? may I not washe mee in them, and bee cleansed? so hee turned, and departed in displeasure.

2 Kings 5:13 But his seruants came, and spake vnto him, and sayd, Father, if the Prophet had commanded thee a great thing, wouldest thou not haue done it? howe much rather then, when hee sayth to thee, Wash and be cleane?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "naaman", "wroth", "went", "away", "sayde", "beholde", "thought", and "selfe". 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 vnto him..." into verse 12's "Are not Abanah and Pharpar riuers 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.