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2 Kings 5:2

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The Syrians had gone out in military groups and had taken a young girl captive from Israel. She became a servant to Naaman's wife.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse introduces a young Israeli girl who was captured by Syrian raiders and became a servant in the household of Naaman, a Syrian military commander.

📚 Historical Context

In the historical context of 2 Kings, the Syrians, also known as the Arameans, were frequently at war with Israel, conducting raids that often resulted in the capture of prisoners. During one such raid, they took a young Israelite girl as a captive and brought her to serve as a servant in the household of Naaman, a prominent commander in the Syrian army. This event is part of a larger narrative that illustrates the tensions and interactions between these neighboring nations in the ancient Near East.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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