There is a change of focus in the next episode (5:1–3) that begins with some role reversal: Naaman is the commander of the Aramean forces and a palpable foe of Israel, yet he has leprosy and is told of a (potential) cure by his wife’s servant girl who was kidnapped from Israel. As Naaman eventually visits Elisha (5:4–10), the overarching concerns of the story become evident. First, there is concern even for the non-Israelite—in this case Naaman, the military commander who was probably in charge of the raids (5:2). The word of Elisha begins to transcend traditional boundaries, paving the way for a rather more expansive view of salvation, and anticipating later prophetic oracles (e.g., Isaiah 49). Second, Elisha seems to have at least a functional relationship with the king of Israel, and d…