2 Kings 5:24

2 Kings 5:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
• New International Version (NIV)When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the things from the servants and put them away in the house. He sent the men away and they left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the house; then he let the men go, and they departed.

Context of 2 Kings 5:24

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. 23And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed. 25But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

2 Kings 5:24 word by word

וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הָעֹ֔פֶל וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִיָּדָ֖ם וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד בַּבָּ֑יִת וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃Read the interlinear

• And when he cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the towerעֹ֫פֶל‛ôphel · hillH6076
• he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• from their handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and bestowedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: putH6485
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and he let the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and they departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212

Cross-references for 2 Kings 5:24

• Joshua 7:1But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of Yhwh was kindled against the children of Israel.
• 1 Kings 21:16And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
• Isaiah 29:15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from Yhwh, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
• Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
• Zechariah 5:3Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 5:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24When he came to the tower - The Chaldee, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic understand the word עפל ophel, which we translate tower, as signifying a secret, dark, or hiding place. He was doing a deed of darkness, and he sought darkness to conceal it. He no doubt put them in a place little frequented, or one to which few had access besides himself. But the prophet's discerning spirit found him out.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The tower - Rather, “the hill,” the well-known hill by Elisha‘s house. The hill interrupted the view in the direction taken by Naaman, and Gehazi dismissed Naaman‘s servants at this point lest they should be seen from his master‘s residence.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24the hill: The Hebrew word means hill or high point in a city. People often built citadels in these locations (2 Chronicles 27:3).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 5:24

• Covetousness
• Falsehood
• Gehazi
• Joram
• Servant
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Clean
• Light
• Naaman
• Ophel
• Recover
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• Covetousness
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• Elisha
• 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