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.
Cross-references
2 Kings 5:27 records Naaman's leprosy transferred to Gehazi as judgment, directly connecting to Naaman's condition introduced here.
Leviticus 13:44-46 defines leprosy as ritually unclean, requiring isolation — the condition Naaman faces as a leper.
2 Chronicles 26:19-23 tells of King Uzziah struck with leprosy as judgment — like Naaman, a powerful figure afflicted.
In Luke 4:27, Jesus directly references Naaman as a leper healed by Elisha, citing this verse.
Matthew 8:2 features a leper seeking Jesus' healing — Naaman, the leprous Syrian, prefigures this Gentile seeker.
Numbers 12:10-12 describes leprosy as divine punishment on Miriam — unlike Naaman's leprosy with no stated cause.
1 Kings 8:41 speaks of foreigners who come for God's name — Naaman, a Syrian, later seeks Israel's God for healing.
Leviticus 13:2 provides diagnostic criteria for leprosy, relevant to Naaman's condition mentioned here.
2 Samuel 3:29 lists leprosy among curses on Joab's house — showing leprosy as a divine affliction, relevant to Naaman's condition.
Psalm 144:10 praises God who gives salvation to kings — Naaman was God's instrument for Syria's deliverance.