2 Kings 5:15

Contextual Overview

¹⁵Then Naaman and his whole company went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “I know there’s no God in the whole world except in Israel. Therefore, please accept a gift from your servant.”¹⁵ He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, See now, I know that there is no God in all the eretz, but in Yisra'el: now therefore, please take a present from your servant. ¹⁵ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. ¹⁵ Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him. And he said, "Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so accept now a present from your servant." ¹⁵ Naaman and all his group returned to Elisha. He stood before Elisha and said, "Look, I now know there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Now please accept a gift from me." ¹⁵ He and his entire entourage returned to the prophet. Naaman came and stood before him. He said, "For sure I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel! Now, please accept a gift from your servant." ¹⁵Then Naaman returned to the man of God, he and all the people in his group, and stood before him. He said, "Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; so now accept a blessing and gift from your servant."¹⁵ Then he returned to the man of God with all his company, and came and stood before him. And he said, "Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; so please accept a gift from your servant now."¹⁵ And hee turned againe to the man of God, hee, and all his companie, and came and stood before him, and sayd, Behold, now I knowe that there is no God in all the world, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a reward of thy seruant. ¹⁵Then he returned to the man of God with all his camp, and came and stood before him, and said, "Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; so now please take a blessing from your servant."

Bible Verse Review
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he returned: Luke 17:15-18

now I know: 2 Kings 5:8, Joshua 2:9-11, Joshua 9:9, Joshua 9:24, 1 Samuel 17:46, 1 Samuel 17:47, 1 Kings 18:36, Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 44:8, Isaiah 45:6, Jeremiah 10:10, Jeremiah 10:11, Jeremiah 16:19-21, Daniel 2:47, Daniel 3:29, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 6:27, Romans 10:10

a blessing: Genesis 33:11, 1 Samuel 25:27, 2 Corinthians 9:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:11 - Now I Joshua 4:24 - all the people 1 Samuel 30:26 - present 1 Kings 13:7 - I will give 1 Kings 14:3 - And take 2 Kings 1:3 - it 2 Kings 3:12 - Israel 2 Kings 19:15 - thou art the God 2 Chronicles 6:32 - is come Isaiah 36:16 - Make an agreement with me by a present Isaiah 37:16 - thou art Matthew 10:8 - freely ye Acts 8:18 - he offered Acts 8:20 - thou 2 Corinthians 8:4 - that 3 John 1:7 - taking

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalal'el, Yered,

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan was the father of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the father of Jared. Jared was the father of Enoch.

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered,

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Iered,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 know there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; though he did not before, but his cure fully convinced him of it:

I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant; not a wish of health and happiness, which the prophet would not have refused, but a present; the Targum calls it an offering.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He returned - Naaman was grateful (compare Luke 17:15). From the Jordan to Samaria was a distance of not less than 32 miles. Naaman further went to Damascus, far out of his way, lengthening his necessary journey by at least three days. His special object in returning seems to have been to relieve his feelings of obligation by inducing the prophet to accept a “blessing,” i. e. a gift.

There is no God ... - Compare the marginal references; but in none of them are the expressions quite so strong as here. Naaman seems absolutely to renounce all belief in any other God but Yahweh.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 5:15. He returned to the man of God — He saw that the hand of the Lord was upon him; he felt gratitude for his cleansing; and came back to acknowledge, in the most public way, his obligation to God and his servant.

Stood before him — He was now truly humbled, and left all his state behind him. It is often the case that those who have least to value themselves on are proud and haughty; whereas the most excellent of the earth are the most humble, knowing that they have nothing but what they have received. Naaman, the leper, was more proud and dictatorial than he was when cleansed of his leprosy.

There is no God in all the earth — Those termed gods are no gods; the God of Israel is sole God in all the earth. See my sermon on this subject.

Take a blessing — Accept a present. Take an expiatory gift. - Arabic. He desired to offer something for his cleansing. He thought it right thus to acknowledge the hand from which he had received his healing, and thus honour the Lord by giving something to his servant.