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New Century Version

2 Kings 5:24

When they came to the hill, Gehazi took these things from Naaman's servants and put them in the house. Then he let Naaman's servants go, and they left.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Covetousness;   Falsehood;   Gehazi;   Joram;   Servant;   Worldliness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Covetousness;   Servants;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gehazi;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Covetousness;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ophel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jericho;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Gehazi;   Hill, Hill Country;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Ophel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Damascus;   Lie, Lying;   Naaman;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gehazi ;   Naaman ;   Ophel ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Naaman;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Elisha;   Gehazi;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'sha;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Covetousness;   Elisha;   Gehazi;   Hill;   Lie;   Naaman;   Ophel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from them and deposited them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left.
Hebrew Names Version
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
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 English Translation
When he arrived at the hill, he took them from the servants and put them in the house. Then he sent the men on their way.
Amplified Bible
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house [for safekeeping]; and he sent the men away, and they left.
New American Standard Bible
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he came to the towre, he tooke them out of their handes, and laide them in the house, & sent away the men: & they departed.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he came to the hill, and he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they departed.
Contemporary English Version
When they reached the hill where Gehazi lived, he took the bags from the servants and placed them in his house, then sent the men away. After they had gone,
Complete Jewish Bible
On reaching the hill, he took the bags from them and put them away in the house. Then he let the men go, and they left.
Darby Translation
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took these things from the servants. He sent the servants away, and they left. Then he hid those things in the house.
George Lamsa Translation
And when they came to a secret place, he took them from their hand and put them in the house; and he sent the men away and they departed.
Good News Translation
When they reached the hill where Elisha lived, Gehazi took the two bags and carried them into the house. Then he sent Naaman's servants back.
Lexham English Bible
When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, then sent away the men so that they went.
Literal Translation
And he came into the hill, and took them out of their hand, and put them away in the house, and sent away the men. And they went.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan he came in ye darcke, he toke it from their handes, & layed it a syde in the house, & let the men go.
American Standard Version
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
Bible in Basic English
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and put them away in the house; and he sent the men away, and they went.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he came to the lower place, he toke [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house, and he let the men go, and they departed.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and deposited them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
King James Version (1611)
And when he came to the towre, he tooke them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house, and hee let the men goe, and they departed.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he came to a secret place, and took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and dismissed the men.
English Revised Version
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
Berean Standard Bible
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde come thanne in the euentid, he took fro the hond of hem, and leide vp in the hows; and he delyuerede the men, and thei yeden.
Young's Literal Translation
and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go.
Update Bible Version
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
But when they arrived at the citadel, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he went and hid the gifts inside the house.
New Life Bible
When he came to the hill, Gehazi took them from the servants and put them in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they left.
New Revised Standard
When he came to the citadel, he took the bags from them, and stored them inside; he dismissed the men, and they left.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when he came to the hill-tower, he took them from their hand, and put them in charge within, - and let the men go, and they departed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was come, and now it was the evening, he took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and sent the men away, and they departed.
Revised Standard Version
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.
THE MESSAGE
When they got to the fort on the hill, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants, stored them inside, then sent the servants back.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed.

Contextual Overview

20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, "My master has not accepted what Naaman the Aramean brought. As surely as the Lord lives, I'll run after him and get something from him." 21 So Gehazi went after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got off the chariot to meet Gehazi. He asked, "Is everything all right?" 22 Gehazi said, "Everything is all right. My master has sent me. He said, ‘Two young men from the groups of prophets in the mountains of Ephraim just came to me. Please give them seventy-five pounds of silver and two changes of clothes.'" 23 Naaman said, "Please take one hundred fifty pounds," and he urged Gehazi to take it. He tied one hundred fifty pounds of silver in two bags with two changes of clothes. Then he gave them to two of his servants to carry for Gehazi. 24 When they came to the hill, Gehazi took these things from Naaman's servants and put them in the house. Then he let Naaman's servants go, and they left. 25 When he came in and stood before his master, Elisha said to him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" "I didn't go anywhere," he answered. 26 But Elisha said to him, "My spirit was with you. I knew when the man turned from his chariot to meet you. This isn't a time to take money, clothes, olives, grapes, sheep, oxen, male servants, or female servants. 27 So Naaman's skin disease will come on you and your children forever." When Gehazi left Elisha, he had the disease and was as white as snow.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

tower: or, secret place

and bestowed: Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:11, Joshua 7:12, Joshua 7:21, 1 Kings 21:16, Isaiah 29:15, Habakkuk 2:6, Zechariah 5:3, Zechariah 5:4

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 7:8 - hid it Proverbs 9:17 - eaten in secret Micah 6:10 - the treasures

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:6
When Seth was 105 years old, he had a son named Enosh.
Genesis 5:22
After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 37:30
Then he went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is not there! What shall I do?"
Genesis 42:36
Their father Jacob said to them, "You are robbing me of all my children. Joseph is gone, Simeon is gone, and now you want to take Benjamin away, too. Everything is against me."
2 Kings 2:1
It was almost time for the Lord to take Elijah by a whirlwind up into heaven. While Elijah and Elisha were leaving Gilgal,
Jeremiah 31:15
This is what the Lord says: "A voice was heard in Ramah of painful crying and deep sadness: Rachel crying for her children. She refused to be comforted, because her children are dead!"
Matthew 2:18
"A voice was heard in Ramah of painful crying and deep sadness: Rachel crying for her children. She refused to be comforted, because her children are dead." Jeremiah 31:15
Luke 23:43
Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
1 John 1:7
But if we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other. Then the blood of Jesus, God's Son, cleanses us from every sin.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he came to the tower,.... Of Samaria, or which was near it; a fortified place, and where was a watch, to whom he could safely commit the money and clothes:

he took them from their hand; not willing they should go any further with him, lest the affair should be discovered to his master:

and bestowed [them] in the house; deposited them there in the hands of some person whom he could trust; or laid them out, or ordered them to be laid out, in the purchase of houses, lands, vineyards, c. see 2 Kings 5:26

and he let the men go, and they departed to their master.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 5:24. When 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.


 
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