Lepers at the Gate of Samaria

Four leprous men gather at the gate of Samaria during the desperate siege described in 2 Kings 7. One man stands alert with staff in hand while his companions crouch near the shelter of the stone wall, a dog beside them, and a guarded city passage opening into the distance. The scene captures the moment when the outcasts, starving outside the city, decide to go to the Aramean camp rather than remain where death is certain. In the biblical account, these rejected men become unexpected witnesses of God’s deliverance: the enemy camp is abandoned, food is found, and the good news is carried back to Samaria. The image speaks to divine reversal, mercy through the marginalized, and the duty to share salvation when grace has been discovered.