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2 Kings 5:1
"Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper."
"Chapter 20— N aaman This chapter is based on 2 Kings 5 . “Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper.” PK 244"
EGW directly quotes 2 Kings 5:1 and states the chapter is based on 2 Kings 5.
"those only who were similarly afflicted. Even kings and rulers were not exempt. A monarch attacked by this terrible disease must yield up the scepter and flee from society. MH 67.2"
Both passages discuss leprosy affecting even high-ranking individuals. While 2 Kings 5:1 specifically mentions Naaman, a captain, being a leper, the EGW passage broadens this to include kings and rulers. The connection is thematic, focusing on the universality of the disease's impact.
2 Kings 5:2
"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."
"If the Lord desires us to bear a message to Nineveh, it will not be as pleasing to Him for us to go to Joppa or to Capernaum. He has reasons for sending us to the place toward which our feet have been directed. At that very place there may be someone in need of the help we can give. He who sent Philip to the Ethiopian councilor, Peter to the Roman centurion, and the little Israelitish maiden to the help of Naaman, the Syrian captain, sends men and women and youth today as His representatives to those in need of divine help and guidance. MH 473.1"
The EGW passage explicitly mentions the little Israelitish maiden's help to Naaman, the Syrian captain, as described in 2 Kings 5.
2 Kings 5:5
"And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment."
"Naaman heard of the words that the maid had spoken to her mistress; and, obtaining permission from the king, he went forth to seek healing, taking with him “ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.” He also carried a letter from the king of Syria to the king of Israel, in which was written the message, “Behold, I have ... sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.” When the king of Israel read the letter, “he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.” PK 246.2"
EGW directly quotes 2 Kings 5:5 and references the events described in the passage.
2 Kings 5:8
"And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel."
"Tidings of the matter reached Elisha, and he sent word to the king, saying, “Wherefore has thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.” PK 246.3"
EGW directly quotes 2 Kings 5:8.
2 Kings 5:10
"And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean."
"The proud spirit of Naaman rebelled against following the course outlined by Elisha. The rivers mentioned by the Syrian captain were beautified by surrounding groves, and many flocked to the banks of these pleasant streams to worship their idol gods. It would have cost Naaman no great humiliation of soul to descend into one of those streams. But it was only through following the specific directions of the prophet that he could find healing. Willing obedience alone would bring the desired result. PK 249.1"
EGW directly references the story of Naaman and Elisha, elaborating on Naaman's pride and the importance of following specific instructions for healing, which is directly based on 2 Kings 5:10.
"“So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.” Through a messenger the prophet bade him, “Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.” PK 246.4"
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Kings 5:10.
2 Kings 5:11
"But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper."
"Naaman had expected to see some wonderful manifestation of power from heaven. “I thought,” he said, “he will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.” When told to wash in the Jordan, his pride was touched, and in mortification and disappointment he exclaimed, “Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean?” “So he turned and went away in a rage.” PK 246.5"
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Kings 5:11.
2 Kings 5:14
"Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean."
"clean?” The faith of Naaman was being tested, while pride struggled for the mastery. But faith conquered, and the haughty Syrian yielded his pride of heart and bowed in submission to the revealed will of Jehovah. Seven times he dipped himself in Jordan, “according to the saying of the man of God.” And his faith was honored; “his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.” PK 249.2"
EGW directly quotes 2 Kings 5:14.
"Immediately a change passes over the leper. His blood becomes healthy, the nerves sensitive, the muscles firm. The unnaturally white, scaly surface peculiar to leprosy disappears; and his flesh becomes as the flesh of a little child. MH 69.4"
The EGW passage directly describes the transformation of the leper's flesh to that of a child, mirroring the language and event in 2 Kings 5:14. This is more than a thematic parallel; it's a clear allusion.
2 Kings 5:15
"And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant."
"Gratefully “he returned to the man of God, he and all his company,” with the acknowledgment, “Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel.” PK 249.3"
This passage directly alludes to Naaman's declaration in 2 Kings 5:15 after being healed.
2 Kings 5:22
"And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments."
"“When Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? And he said, All is well.” Then Gehazi uttered a deliberate lie. “My master,” he said, “hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from Mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.” To the request Naaman gladly acceded, pressing upon Gehazi two talents of silver instead of one, “with two changes of garments,” and commissioning servants to bear the treasure back. PK 251.1"
EGW directly quotes 2 Kings 5:22.
2 Kings 5:25
"But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither."
"As Gehazi neared Elisha's home, he dismissed the servants and placed the silver and the garments in hiding. This accomplished, “he went in, and stood before his master;” and, to shield himself from censure, he uttered a second lie. In response to the inquiry of the prophet, “Whence comest thou?” Gehazi answered, “Thy servant went no whither.” PK 251.2"
This is a direct quote from 2 Kings 5:25. EGW is retelling the story and uses the exact words.
2 Kings 5:27
"The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow."
"Then came the stern denunciation, showing that Elisha knew all. “Went not mine heart with thee,” he asked, “when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed forever.” Swift was the retribution that overtook the guilty man. He went out from Elisha's presence “a leper as white as snow.” PK 251.3"
EGW directly quotes 2 Kings 5:27.