He is introduced as a commander, and highly regarded by the king of Syria, because “by him the LORD had given victory to Syria.” Although Naaman did not belong to the people of Israel and did not worship the LORD, the LORD was acting in and through him.
1 Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.