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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:15

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company ,.... To give him thanks for the advice he had given him, and by him to give thanks to God for the cure he had received; for he was sensible it was from the Lord, his words show: and came and stood before him ; for being admitted into the prophet's house, instead of the prophet standing before him, as he before expected, he now stood before the prophet in veneration of him, and sensible of his obligation to him: behold, now I... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:16

But he said, as the Lord liveth, before whom I stand ,.... Whose minister and prophet he was, and by whom he swears: I will receive none : to let him know that this cure was not to be attributed to him, but the Lord only; and that what concern he had in it was not for the sake of money, but for the glory of the God of Israel: and he urged him to take it, but he refused it ; Naaman was very pressing upon him to receive a gift from him, but he could not be prevailed upon to accept it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:17

And Naaman said, shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth ..... Not that he desired of Elisha that he would suffer his servant Gehazi to receive a present as much as two mules could carry; but inasmuch as the prophet refused a present from him, his servant, he asks a favour of him, that he would permit him to take with him, out of the land of Israel, as much earth two mules could carry, that is, to make an altar of earth, as the next words... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:18

In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant ,.... Which he next mentions, and on account of which he desires the prayers of Elisha for him, as the Vulgate Latin version; or it may be, this is a prayer of his own, put up at this time to the true Jehovah, in whom he believed: that when my master : meaning the king of Syria: 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; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:19

And he said unto him ,.... That is, the prophet said to Naaman: go in peace : in peace of mind; be assured that God has pardoned this and all other transgressions: so he departed from him a little way ; about a mile, as the Targum, and so other Jewish writers; of this phrase; see Gill on Genesis 35:16 , some say a land's length, that is, about one hundred and twenty feet; rather it was a thousand cubits, or half a mile. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:8

Let him come now to me - Do not be afflicted; the matter belongs to me, as the prophet of the Most High; send him to me, and he shall know that I am such. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:9

Came with his horses and with his chariot - In very great pomp and state. Closely inspected, this was preposterous enough; a leper sitting in state, and affecting it! read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:10

Sent a messenger - Did not come out to speak with him: he had got his orders from God, and he transmitted them to Naaman by his servant. Wash in Jordan seven times - The waters of Jordan had no tendency to remove this disorder but God chose to make them the means by which he would convey his healing power. He who is the author of life, health, and salvation, has a right to dispense, convey, and maintain them, by whatsoever means he pleases. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:11

Naaman was wroth - And why? Because the prophet treated him without ceremony; and because he appointed him an expenseless and simple mode of cure. Behold , I thought - God's ways are not as our ways; he appoints that mode of cure which he knows to be best. Naaman expected to be treated with great ceremony; and instead of humbling himself before the Lord's prophet, he expected the prophet of the Lord to humble himself before him! Behold I thought; - and what did he think? Hear his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:12

Are not Abana and Pharpar - At present these rivers do not exist by these names; and where they are we know not; nor whether they were the Orontes and Chrysorroes. Mr. Maundrell, who traveled over all this ground, could find no vestige of the names Abana and Pharpar. The river Barrady he accurately describes: it has its source in Antilibanus; and, after having plentifully watered the city of Damascus and the gardens, dividing into three branches, (one of which goes through the city,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 5:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 5:12

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