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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Syrians had gone out by companies,.... Not regular troops, but a sort of banditti of robbers, which made…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
No peace had been made on the failure of Ahab’s expedition 1 Kings 22:1-36. The relations of the two countries therefore…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The Syrians had gone out by companies - גדודים gedudim, troops. When one hundred or two hundred men go out by themselves…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 5:1-8
Our saviour's miracles were intended for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, yet one, like a crumb, fell from the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
had gone outby companies R.V. in bands. The idea is of plundering parties, who made forays upon their neighbours. So we…
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