2 Kings 5:20

2 Kings 5:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
• New International Version (NIV)Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “My master was too easy on Naaman, this Aramean, by not accepting from him what he brought. As surely as the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he brought; but as the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”

Context of 2 Kings 5:20

18In this thing Yhwh pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, Yhwh pardon thy servant in this thing. 19And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as Yhwh liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? 22And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

2 Kings 5:20 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּיחֲזִ֗י נַעַר֮ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים֒ הִנֵּ֣ה׀ חָשַׂ֣ךְ אֲדֹנִ֗י אֶֽת־נַעֲמָ֤ן הָֽאֲרַמִּי֙ הַזֶּ֔ה מִקַּ֥חַת מִיָּד֖וֹ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֑יא חַי־יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־אִם־רַ֣צְתִּי אַחֲרָ֔יו וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י מֵאִתּ֖וֹ מְאֽוּמָה׃Read the interlinear

• But Gehaziגֵּיחֲזִיgêychăzîy gêchăzîy · GehaziH1522
• the servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• of Elishaאֱלִישָׁע'ĕlîyshâ‛ · ElishaH477
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Behold, my masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• hath sparedחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
• Naamanנַעֲמָןna‛ămân · NaamanH5283
• this Syrianאֲרַמִּי'ărammîy · SyrianH761
• in not receivingלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• at his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• that which he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• I will runרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• somewhatמְא֫וּמָהme'ûmâh · anythingH3972

Cross-references for 2 Kings 5:20

• 2 Kings 4:12And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
• Matthew 10:4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
• John 6:70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
• John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
• John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
• Acts 8:18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
• Proverbs 26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
• Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
• John 12:5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
• Acts 5:2And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
• 2 Kings 6:31Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
• Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not take the name of Yhwh thy God in vain; for Yhwh will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
• 1 Samuel 14:39For, as Yhwh liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.
• Exodus 20:17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom Yhwh abhorreth.
• Jeremiah 22:17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 5:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20My master hath spared - this Syrian - He has neither taken any thing from him for himself, nor permitted him to give any thing to me.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20This Syrian - The words are emphatic. Gehazi persuades himself that it is right to spoil a Syrian - that is, a Gentile, and an enemy of Israel. As the Lord liveth - These words are here a profane oath. Gehazi, anxious to make himself believe that he is acting in a proper, and, even, in a religions spirit, does not scruple to introduce one of the most solemn of religious phrases.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-27Verses 20-27 Naaman, a Syrian, a courtier, a soldier, had many servants, and we read how wise and good they were. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of God, has but one servant, and he proves a base liar. The love of money, that root of all evil, was at the bottom of Gehazi's sin. He thought to impose upon the prophet, but soon found that the Spirit of prophecy could not be deceived, and that it was in vain to lie to the Holy Ghost. It is folly to presume upon…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. I will run after him, and take somewhat of him--The respectful courtesy to Elisha, shown in the person of his servant, and the open-handed liberality of his gifts, attest the fulness of Naaman's gratitude; while the lie--the artful management is dismissing the bearers of the treasure, and the deceitful appearance before his master, as if he had not left the house--give a most unfavorable impression of Gehazi's character.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 5:20

• Covetousness
• Deception
• Falsehood
• Gehazi
• Joram
• Naaman
• Oath
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Elisha
• God
• Naaman
• man of God
• Clean
• Light
• Recover
• Wash
• Damascus
• Gehazi

Commentaries on 2 Kings 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings