2 Kings 5:2

“And the Syrians had gone out by companies, etc.] Not regular troops, but a sort of banditti of robbers, which made excursions into the land of Israel, to plunder and carry off what booty they could: and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; for boys and girls were a part of the booty of such robbers, whom they could sell for money, (see <290301>Joel 3:1). Jarchi and Kimchi say she was a girl of Naaron, a city so called: and she waited on Naaman’s wife; being either made a present of to the general by those plunderers, or was bought by him of them for his wife’s service.”

“a little maid--who had been captured in one of the many predatory incursions which were then made by the Syrians on the northern border of Israel (see Sa1 30:8; Kg2 13:21; Kg2 24:2). By this young Hebrew slave of his wife, Naaman's attention was directed to the prophet of Israel, as the person who would remove his leprosy. Naaman, on communicating the matter to his royal master, was immediately furnished with a letter to the king of Israel, and set out for Samaria, carrying with him, as an indispensable preliminary in the East, very costly presents.”

“No peace had been made on the failure of Ahab’s expedition 1 Kings 22:1-36. The relations of the two countries therefore continued to be hostile, and plundering inroads naturally took place on the one side and on the other. return to 'Top of Page'”

“5:2-3 During Joram’s reign, strained relations between Israel and the Arameans led to incursions by Aramean raiders into the northern kingdom (see 6:8, 24).”

“by companies: Kg2 6:23, Kg2 13:20; Jdg 9:34; Sa1 13:17, Sa1 13:18 waited on: Heb. was before, Psa 123:2 4 Kings (2 Kings) 5:3”