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Text -- 2 Kings 5:20 (NET)

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5:20 Gehazi, the prophet Elisha’s servant, thought, “Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. As certainly as the Lord lives, I will run after him and accept something from him.”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Elisha a son of Shaphat; a prophet of the 9th century B.C. who succeeded the prophet Elijah,son of Shaphat of Abel-Meholah; successor of the prophet Elijah
 · Gehazi a man servant of the prophet Elishah
 · Naaman a commander of the army of the king of Syria in Elisha's time,son of Benjamin,son of Bela son of Benjamin,son of Ehud son of Gera of Benjamin
 · Syrian members of the nation of Syria


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Servant | Oath | Naaman | Lies and Deceits | Joram | Greed | Gehazi | ELISHA | Deception | Ben-hadad | more
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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable , Guzik

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: 2Ki 5:20 - -- One would expect Elisha's servant should have been a saint: but we find him far otherwise. The best men, the best ministers, have often had those abou...

One would expect Elisha's servant should have been a saint: but we find him far otherwise. The best men, the best ministers, have often had those about them, that were their grief and shame.

Wesley: 2Ki 5:20 - -- A stranger, and one of that nation who are the implacable enemies of God's people.

A stranger, and one of that nation who are the implacable enemies of God's people.

Wesley: 2Ki 5:20 - -- He swears, that he might have some pretence for the action to which he had bound himself by his oath; not considering, that to swear to do any wicked ...

He swears, that he might have some pretence for the action to which he had bound himself by his oath; not considering, that to swear to do any wicked action, is so far from excusing it, that it makes it much worse.

JFB: 2Ki 5:20-25 - -- 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 gra...

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.

Clarke: 2Ki 5:20 - -- My master hath spared - this Syrian - He has neither taken any thing from him for himself, nor permitted him to give any thing to me.

My master hath spared - this Syrian - He has neither taken any thing from him for himself, nor permitted him to give any thing to me.

TSK: 2Ki 5:20 - -- Gehazi : 2Ki 4:12, 2Ki 4:31, 2Ki 4:36; Mat 10:4; Joh 6:70, Joh 12:6, Joh 13:2; Act 8:18, Act 8:19 my master : Pro 26:16; Luk 16:8; Joh 12:5, Joh 12:6;...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: 2Ki 5:20 - -- This 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....

This 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.

Poole: 2Ki 5:20 - -- Naaman this Syrian a stranger, and one of that nation who are the implacable enemies of God’ s people; whom therefore my master should not have ...

Naaman this Syrian a stranger, and one of that nation who are the implacable enemies of God’ s people; whom therefore my master should not have had so much regard to as to the Lord’ s prophets, who before deserved and more needed the money which he offered than Naaman himself did.

As the Lord liveth he swears, that he might have some pretence for the action to which he had bound himself by his oath, not considering that to swear to do any wicked action is so far from excusing it, that it makes it much worse.

Haydock: 2Ki 5:20 - -- Liveth. How unnecessary was this oath! But the Simoniac has no regard for any thing but money. (Haydock)

Liveth. How unnecessary was this oath! But the Simoniac has no regard for any thing but money. (Haydock)

Gill: 2Ki 5:20 - -- But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said,.... Within himself, observing what had passed: behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syri...

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said,.... Within himself, observing what had passed:

behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: he speaks contemptibly of Naaman, as an alien from the commonwealth of Israel, and reproaches his master for letting him go free, without paying for his cure; when he thought he should have taken what he brought and offered, and given it to needy Israelites, and especially to the sons of the prophets, that wanted it; and perhaps it mostly disturbed him, that he had no share of it himself:

but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him; the word for "somewhat", wanting a letter usually in it, is what is sometimes used for a blot; and Jarchi observes, that Gehazi taking something from Naaman, was a blot unto him, and indeed such an one that he could not wipe off.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Ki 5:20 Heb “Look, my master spared this Syrian Naaman by not taking from his hand what he brought.”

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 2Ki 5:1-27 - --1 Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy.8 Elisha, sending him to Jordan cures him.15 He refusing Naam...

MHCC: 2Ki 5:20-27 - --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...

Matthew Henry: 2Ki 5:20-27 - -- Naaman, a Syrian, a courtier, a soldier, had many servants, and we read how wise and good they were, 2Ki 5:13. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of God,...

Keil-Delitzsch: 2Ki 5:20-22 - -- Punishment of Gehazi. - 2Ki 5:20-22. When Naaman had gone a stretch of the way ( ארץ כּברת , 2Ki 5:19; see at Gen 35:16), there arose in Ge...

Constable: 2Ki 2:1--8:16 - --4. Jehoram's evil reign in Israel 2:1-8:15 Jehoram reigned 12 years in Israel (852-841 B.C.). Hi...

Constable: 2Ki 5:1-27 - --God's ability to heal and cleanse ch. 5 Naaman (Aram. gracious) was commander of the Ara...

Guzik: 2Ki 5:1-27 - --2 Kings 5 - Naaman the Leper A. Naaman comes to Elisha. 1. (1) Naaman's problem. Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a gre...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: 2 Kings (Book Introduction) THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septu...

JFB: 2 Kings (Outline) MOAB REBELS. (2Ki 1:1) AHAZIAH'S JUDGMENT BY ELIJAH. (2Ki 1:2-8) ELIJAH BRINGS FIRE FROM HEAVEN ON AHAZIAH'S MESSENGERS. (2Ki 1:9-16) AHAZIAH DIES, A...

TSK: 2 Kings (Book Introduction) The events detailed in these books (Kings) are highly interesting and important. The account of the wisdom, magnificence, and extended commerce of So...

TSK: 2 Kings 5 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 2Ki 5:1, Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy; 2Ki 5:8, Elisha, sending him to Jordan c...

Poole: 2 Kings 5 (Chapter Introduction) KINGS CHAPTER 5 Naaman, by his captive maid’ s report, goeth to Elisha to be cured of his leprosy, 2Ki 5:1-9 . Elisha sends to him a command t...

MHCC: 2 Kings 5 (Chapter Introduction) (2Ki 5:1-8) Naaman's leprosy. (2Ki 5:9-14) The cure of it. (2Ki 5:15-19) Elisha refuses Naaman's gifts. (2Ki 5:20-27) Gehazi's covetousness and fal...

Matthew Henry: 2 Kings (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Second Book of Kings This second book of the Kings (which the Septuagint, numbering from Samuel, ca...

Matthew Henry: 2 Kings 5 (Chapter Introduction) Two more of Elisha's miracles are recorded in this chapter. I. The cleansing of Naaman, a Syrian, a stranger, from his leprosy, and there, 1. The...

Constable: 2 Kings (Book Introduction) Introduction Second Kings continues the narrative begun in 1 Kings. It opens with the translation of godly Elijah to hea...

Constable: 2 Kings (Outline) Outline (Continued from notes on 1 Kings) 3. Ahaziah's evil reign in Israel -1 Kings 22:51-2...

Constable: 2 Kings 2 Kings Bibliography Ackroyd, Peter R. "An Interpretation of the Babylonian Exile: A Study of 2 Kings 20, Isaia...

Haydock: 2 Kings (Book Introduction) THE FOURTH BOOK OF KINGS. INTRODUCTION. This Book brings us to the conclusion of the kingdom of Israel, (chap. xvii.) and to the captivity of ...

Gill: 2 Kings (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS This, and the preceding book, are properly but one book divided into two parts, because of the size of it, as the book of S...

Gill: 2 Kings 5 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 5 This chapter gives an account of the leprosy of Naaman the Syrian, and of the cure of it by Elisha; how he came to hear o...

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