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When Elijah finished his work, God chose a man named Elisha to be his prophet
This sentence introduces Elisha as a new character in the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
the commander of an enemy army
Naaman was a commander in the army of one of the countries that was Israel’s enemy.
but he had a bad skin disease
The connecting word but contrasts Naaman’s prestigious position of army commander, with his having this terrible disease. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-contrast)
Naaman heard about Elisha
This means that people had told Naaman that Elisha was able to perform miracles. Here Elisha is used to represent the miracles that God gave Elisha the power to perform. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
he went to Elisha and asked him
This could mean he went to see Elisha and asked him. Naaman had to go into Israel to find Elisha and ask him to do this.