2 Kings 5:25

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
in	בָא֙ va'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
stood	וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד vai.ya.'a.Mod	H5975	to stand · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
master	אֲדֹנָ֔יו 'a.do.Nav	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֔ע 'e.li.Sha'	H477	Elisha · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Whence	מֵאַ֖יִן me.'an	H370	where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix · preposition + interrogative particle
Gehazi	גֵּחֲזִ֑י ge.cha.Zi	H1522	Gechazi · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֖ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
went	הָלַ֥ךְ ha.Lakh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
whither	אָ֥נֶה 'A.neh	H575	where? · interrogative particle

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Cross-references

2 Kings 5:22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons…
Genesis 3:8-9 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presenc…
Genesis 4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
Genesis 16:8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
2 Kings 20:14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah s…
Proverbs 30:20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for…
Matthew 26:15-16 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:20–end

Naaman, a Syrian, a courtier, a soldier, had many servants, and we read how wise and good they were, Kg2 5:13. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of God, has but one servant, and he proves a base, lying, naughty fellow. Those that heard of Elisha at a distance honoured him, and got good by what they heard; but he that stood continually before him, to hear his wisdom, had no good impressions made upon him either by his doctrine or miracles. One would have expected that Elisha's servant should be a saint (even Ahab's servant, Obadiah, was), but even Christ himself had a Judas among his followers. The means of grace cannot give grace. The best men, the best ministers have often had those about them…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:23

in two bags--People in the East, when travelling, have their money, in certain sums, put up in bags.

Adam Clarke on 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.

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:25

But he went in, and stood before his master,.... To know his will, and minister to him, as he had used to do, and as if he had never been from the house: and Elisha said unto him, whence comest thou, Gehazi? where had he been, and where was he last? and he said, thy servant went no whither; he pretended he had never been out of doors, which was another impudent lie; one would have thought that he who had lived so long with the prophet, and had seen the miracles wrought by him, and knew with what a spirit of prophecy he was endowed, would never have ventured to tell such an untruth, since he might expect to be detected; but covetousness had blinded his eyes and hardened his heart.

The Church Fathers

After Gehazi had come back from his meeting with Naaman, he entered Elisha's house, and [the prophet] asked him, according to custom, why he had moved away from him. "Where do you come from?" he said to Gehazi. He said this on purpose, so that the justice of the judgment passed on his sin might be evident. If Gehazi repented and swore, he would have been forgiven; but if he denied that he had secretly received money, the leprosy of Naaman would cover him conspicuously.
— Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 5:27

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Dictionary and topics

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…
Gehazi — Valley of vision, Elisha’s trusted servant (2 Kings 4:31; 5:25; 8:4, 5). He appears in connection with the history of the Shunammite (2 Kings 4:14, 31) and of Naaman the Syrian. On this latter…
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…
Covetousness · Leads to: Lying — Leads to: Lying
Joram · his leprosy — his leprosy
Worldliness · .Gehazi — .Gehazi

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 5:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:23

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:24

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 5:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:23

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 5:24

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 5:25-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 5:25-27

Rashi on 2 Kings 5:24