2 Kings 5:8

8 It happened that as soon as Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, "Why did you tear your clothes? Please may he come to me, that he might know that there is a prophet in Israel."

2 Kings 5:8 Meaning and Commentary

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
And upon what account:

that he sent to the king, saying, wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes?
and thereby expressed so much concern and distress:

let him come now to me:
meaning Naaman the Syrian leper:

and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel;
able in the name of the Lord to work miracles, which he should be sensible of and acknowledge, to the glory of the God of Israel, by the cure that should be wrought upon him; and hereby he taxed the king of Israel with ignorance or neglect of him as a prophet.

2 Kings 5:8 In-Context

6 So he brought the letter of the king to Israel, saying, "Now, when this letter comes to you, I have just sent Naaman my servant to you that you may cure him from his skin disease."

7 It happened that when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God to cause death or to give life? This man [is] sending a man to me to cure his disease. Indeed! But know and see that he seeks an opportunity against me."

8 It happened that as soon as Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, "Why did you tear your clothes? Please may he come to me, that he might know that there is a prophet in Israel."

9 Then Naaman came with his horses and his chariots, and he stopped [at] the doorway of the house of Elisha.

10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go, you must wash seven times in the Jordan, then your flesh shall return to you, and you shall be clean."