How many times is Naaman mentioned in the Bible?
The word Naaman appears 16 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. Counting every form (Naaman, Naaman's), it appears 17 times in 15 verses across 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Naaman 16 times (17 with every form).
Naaman in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Naaman counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Naaman | 16 | 16 |
| Naaman's | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
Which books mention Naaman most
Naaman appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (11), then Numbers (2) and 1 Chronicles (2).
First and last mention of Naaman
And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
The verse that uses it most is Numbers 26:40, 2 times (tied with 2 Kings 5:21):
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
Common questions
How many times is Naaman in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 16 of the 17 uses are in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Naaman appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (11), then Numbers (2) and 1 Chronicles (2).
Where is Naaman first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 46:21: "And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard." The last is Luke 4:27.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.