2 Kings 5:2 (GNV)

Passage

And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee serued Naamans wife.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:1 Now was there one Naaman captaine of the hoste of the King of Aram, a great man, and honourable in the sight of his lorde, because that by him the Lord had deliuered the Aramites. He also was a mightie man and valiant, but a leper.

2 Kings 5:2 And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee serued Naamans wife.

2 Kings 5:3 And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God my lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.

2 Kings 5:4 And he went in, and tolde his lorde, saying, Thus and thus saith the mayde that is of the land of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "aramites", "gone", "bands", "taken", "litle", "mayde", "land", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "aramites" and "gone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Now was there one Naaman captaine of..." into verse 3's "And she sayd vnto her mistres Would...", so "aramites" 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 "aramites" and "gone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.