2 Kings 5:18

In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master 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 LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
thing	לַדָּבָ֣ר la.da.Var	H1697	a word · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
pardon	יִסְלַ֥ח yis.Lach	H5545	to forgive · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servant	לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ le.'av.De.kha	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
master	אֲדֹנִ֣י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
goeth	בְּב֣וֹא be.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
house	בֵית veit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Rimmon	רִמּוֹן֩ ri.mOn	H7417	Rimmon · proper noun, a title
worship	לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֨ת le.hish.ta.cha.Vot	H7812	to depress · preposition + verb, infinitive construct
leaneth	נִשְׁעָ֣ן nish.'An	H8172	to support one's self · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
hand	יָדִ֗י ya.Di	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
bow	וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֙יתִי֙ ve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.ti	H7812	to depress · conjunction + verb, sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Rimmon	רִמֹּ֔ן ri.Mon	H7417	Rimmon · proper noun, a title
down	בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֙תִי֙ be.hish.ta.cha.va.Ya.ti	H7812	to depress · preposition + verb, infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Rimmon	רִמֹּ֔ן ri.Mon	H7417	Rimmon · proper noun, a title
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
pardon	יִסְלַח yis.lach-	H5545	to forgive · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servant	לְעַבְדְּךָ֖ le.'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
thing	בַּדָּבָ֥ר ba.da.Var	H1697	a word · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Kings 7:2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this th…
2 Kings 7:17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he di…
2 Kings 17:35 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them,…
Jeremiah 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah,…
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon…
1 Kings 19:18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
2 Chronicles 30:18-19 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:15-19

Of the ten lepers that our Saviour cleansed, the only one that returned to give thanks was a Samaritan, Luk 17:16. This Syrian did so, and here expresses himself. I. Convinced of the power of the God of Israel, not only that he is God, but that he is God alone, and that indeed there is no God in all the earth but in Israel (Kg2 5:15) - a noble confession, but such as intimates the misery of the Gentile world; for the nations that had many gods really had no God, but were without God in the world. He had formerly thought the gods of Syria gods indeed, but now experience had rectified his mistake, and he knew Israel's God was God alone, the sovereign Lord of all. Had he seen other lepers clean…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:18

goeth into the house of Rimmon--a Syrian deity; probably the sun, or the planetary system, of which a pomegranate (Hebrew, Rimmon) was the symbol. leaneth on my hand--that is, meaning the service which Naaman rendered as the attendant of his sovereign. Elisha's prophetic commission not extending to any but the conversion of Israel from idolatry, he makes no remark, either approving or disapproving, on the declared course of Naaman, but simply gives the parting benediction (Kg2 5:19).

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:18

In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant - It is useless to enter into the controversy concerning this verse. By no rule of right reasoning, nor by any legitimate mode of interpretation, can it be stated that Naaman is asking pardon for offenses which he may commit, or that he could ask or the prophet grant indulgence to bow himself in the temple of Rimmon, thus performing a decided act of homage, the very essence of that worship which immediately before he solemnly assured the prophet he would never practice. The original may legitimately be read, and ought to be read, in the past, and not in the future tense. "For this thing the Lord pardon thy servant, for that when my master Hath Gone i…

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John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Bowing — A mode of showing respect. Abraham “bowed himself to the people of the land” (Gen. 23:7); so Jacob to Esau (Gen. 33:3); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land (Gen. 43:28).…
Elisha — God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his…
Gift — (1.) An gratuity (Prov. 19:6) to secure favour (18:16; 21:14), a thank-offering (Num. 18:11), or a dowry (Gen. 34:12). (2.) An oblation or proppitatory gift (2Sa 8:2, 6; 1Ch 18:2, 6; 2Ch 26:8; Ps.…
Naaman — Pleasantness, a Syrian, the commander of the armies of Benhadad II. in the time of Joram, king of Israel. He was afflicted with leprosy; and when the little Hebrew slave-girl that waited on his wife…
Pharpar — Swift, one of the rivers of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). It has been identified with the ‘Awaj, “a small lively river.” The whole of the district watered by the ‘Awaj is called the Wady el-‘Ajam, i.e.,…
Rimmon — Pomegranate. (1.) A man of Beeroth (2 Sam. 4:2), one of the four Gibeonite cities. (See Josh. 9:17.) (2.) A Syrian idol, mentioned only in 2 Kings 5:18. (3.) One of the “uttermost cities” of Judah,…
Elisha · .Heals Naaman the leper — .Heals Naaman the leper
Idolatry · Objects of, worshipped: By bowing to them — Objects of, worshipped: By bowing to them
Joram · his leprosy — his leprosy
Naaman · 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha — 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha
Rimmon · 5. A Syrian idol — 5. A Syrian idol

2 Kings 5:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:15-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:18

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:18

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 5:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:15-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:18

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:18

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 5:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 5:18

Rashi on 2 Kings 5:18