2 Kings 5:16

5:16 But Elisha ¹  replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives (whom I serve), ²  I will take nothing from you.” Naaman ³  insisted that he take it, but he refused.

2 Kings 5:20

5:20 Gehazi, the prophet Elisha’s servant, thought, ⁴  “Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. ⁵  As certainly as the Lord lives, I will run after him and accept something from him.”

[5:16]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:16]  ² tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[5:16]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “said” (i.e., to himself).

[5:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “Look, my master spared this Syrian Naaman by not taking from his hand what he brought.”