2 Kings 5:26

And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Went	הָלַ֔ךְ ha.Lakh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	לִבִּ֣י li.Bi	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
man	אִ֛ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
turned	הָֽפַךְ ha.fakh-	H2015	to turn about or over · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
chariot	מֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹ mer.kav.To	H4818	a chariot · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
meet	קִרְאָה qirʼâh	H7125	an encountering
time	הַעֵ֞ת ha.'Et	H6256	time · interrogative particle + noun, common both genders singular absolute
receive	לָקַ֤חַת la.Ka.chat	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
money	הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ ha.Ke.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
receive	וְלָקַ֣חַת ve.la.Ka.chat	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
garments	בְּגָדִ֔ים be.ga.Dim	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine plural absolute
oliveyards	וְזֵיתִ֤ים ve.zei.Tim	H2132	an olive (as yielding illuminating oil) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
vineyards	וּכְרָמִים֙ u.khe.ra.Mim	H3754	a garden or vineyard · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
sheep	וְצֹ֣אן ve.Tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
oxen	וּבָקָ֔ר u.va.Kar	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
menservants	וַעֲבָדִ֖ים va.'a.va.Dim	H5650	a servant · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
maidservants	וּשְׁפָחֽוֹת u.she.fa.Chot	H8198	a female slave (as a member of the household) · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Colossians 2:5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in…
1 Corinthians 5:3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this…
2 Kings 6:12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that th…
Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said,…
2 Kings 5:16 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
1 Corinthians 9:11-12 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
Genesis 14:23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have…

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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 5:26

Went not mine heart with thee - The Chaldee gives this a good turn: By the prophetic spirit it was shown unto me, when the man returned from his chariot to meet thee. Is it a time to receive money - He gave him farther proof of this all-discerning prophetic spirit in telling him what he designed to do with the money; he intended to set up a splendid establishment, to have men-servants and maid-servants, to have oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, This, as the Chaldee says, he had thought in his heart to do.

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:26

And he said unto him, went not mine heart with thee?.... Did my heart or knowledge go from me, that what thou hast done should be hid from me? so Ben Gersom and others; or my heart did not go with thee, it was contrary to my mind and will what thou didst; so Abendana; or rather, as the Targum, by a spirit of prophecy it was shown unto me, &c. I knew full well what thou wentest for, and hast done; and so Maimonides (y); was not I employed in my thoughts? or, did I not think that so it was as thou hast done? I:did: when the man turned again from chariot to meet thee? meaning Naaman the Syrian: is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments: as Gehazi had now done: and oliveyards, an…

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…
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…
Joram · his leprosy — his leprosy
Money · Silver used as — Silver used as
Reproof · Exemplified: Elisha — Exemplified: Elisha
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 5:26

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 5:26

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:26

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 5:26

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 5:26

John Gill on 2 Kings 5:26

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 5:26