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He sent the men away and they left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he came to the tower, he took <i>them</i> from their hand, and bestowed <i>them</i> in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When he came to the citadel, he took <i>them</i> from their hand, and stored <i>them</i> away in the house; then he let the men go, and they departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from them and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Gehazi came to the Ophel in Samaria, he took these things and put them away in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When he arrived at the stronghold, Gehazi took the bags from their custody and hid them away in the house. Then he sent the men away and they left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he comes to the high place, and takes [them] out of their hand, and lays [them] up in the house, and sends the men away, and they go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will come to the hill and; take from their hand and deposit in the house: and he will send away the men, said they will go.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when now he had arrived in the evening, he took them from their hands, and he stored them in the house. And he dismissed the men, and they went away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he reached the hill, Gehazi received these things, appropriated them for his house, and sent the men on their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he came to the citadel, he took the bags from them, and stored them inside; he dismissed the men, and they left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they came to a secret place of a mountain, and he took from them, and he kept it in a house, and he sent the men and they went.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he came to a secret place, and took them from their hands, and laid them up in the house, and dismissed the men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/5-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1756" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Gehazi's Greed and Leprosy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">When Gehazi came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6076.htm" title="6076: hā·‘ō·p̄el (Art:: N-ms) -- A tumor, a mound, fortress. From aphal; a tumor; also a mound, i.e. Fortress.">the hill,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">he took</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏām (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the gifts from the servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: way·yip̄·qōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">and stored them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·bā·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the house.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">Then he dismissed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">the men,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lê·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and they departed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Joshua 7:1-26</a></span><br />The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites. / Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai. / On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a></span><br />No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-10.htm">Luke 16:10-13</a></span><br />Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. / So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? / And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-27.htm">Proverbs 15:27</a></span><br />He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">1 Samuel 15:24</a></span><br />Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">1 Kings 21:1-16</a></span><br />Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. / So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Exodus 20:17</a></span><br />You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15-16</a></span><br />They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. / But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">tower.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Joshua 7:1,11,12,21</a></b></br> But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">1 Kings 21:16</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></b></br> Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/10-26.htm">Bestowed</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-19.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">Deposited</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-22.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">Layeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-51.htm">Tower</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/12-15.htm">Bestowed</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-14.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Deposited</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-25.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-10.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-3.htm">Layeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">Tower</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of leprosy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Elisha, sending him to Jordan cures him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">He refusing Naaman's gifts grants him some of the earth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Gehazi, abusing his master's name unto Naaman, is smitten with leprosy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When Gehazi came to the hill</b><br>Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, is central to this narrative. The "hill" likely refers to a secluded place near the city, possibly a location where Gehazi could discreetly manage the gifts he had deceitfully acquired. Hills often served as places of significance in biblical narratives, symbolizing moments of decision or revelation. This setting underscores Gehazi's attempt to conceal his actions from Elisha, highlighting the theme of hidden sin.<p><b>he took the gifts from the servants</b><br>Gehazi's actions here are a direct result of his greed and deception. He had pursued Naaman, the Syrian commander, under false pretenses to obtain gifts that Elisha had refused. This act of taking the gifts signifies a breach of trust and integrity, contrasting with Elisha's earlier refusal to accept any reward for the healing of Naaman. The gifts, which included silver and garments, symbolize the material temptation that led Gehazi astray.<p><b>and stored them in the house</b><br>By storing the gifts in the house, Gehazi attempts to hide his wrongdoing. This act of concealment is reminiscent of Achan's sin in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, where hidden spoils led to dire consequences. The house represents a place of supposed safety and secrecy, yet it becomes a witness to Gehazi's sin. This phrase highlights the futility of trying to hide sin from God, who sees all.<p><b>Then he dismissed the men</b><br>Gehazi's dismissal of the servants indicates his desire to cover up his actions completely. By sending them away, he removes any witnesses to his deceit. This action reflects a common biblical theme where individuals attempt to manage the consequences of their sin through further deception. It also underscores Gehazi's isolation in his sin, as he distances himself from others who might hold him accountable.<p><b>and they departed</b><br>The departure of the men signifies the temporary success of Gehazi's scheme. However, it also foreshadows the impending judgment and exposure of his sin. This moment of departure is a turning point, as Gehazi believes he has successfully hidden his actions. Yet, it serves as a reminder that human plans cannot thwart divine justice, as Gehazi's sin will soon be revealed by Elisha, illustrating the biblical principle that sin will ultimately be brought to light.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gehazi.htm">Gehazi</a></b><br>The servant of Elisha, the prophet. Gehazi's actions in this chapter reveal his greed and deceit, which ultimately lead to his downfall.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet in Israel and the successor of Elijah. He is known for his miracles and his role in the healing of Naaman, which is the broader context of this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/naaman.htm">Naaman</a></b><br>A commander of the army of the king of Aram, who was healed of leprosy by following Elisha's instructions. His healing is a testament to God's power and grace.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hill.htm">The Hill</a></b><br>The location where Gehazi intercepted Naaman's servants to take the gifts. It symbolizes a place of decision and action, where Gehazi chose deceit over integrity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>Gehazi's destination where he hid the gifts. It represents secrecy and the attempt to conceal wrongdoing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_greed.htm">The Danger of Greed</a></b><br>Gehazi's account is a cautionary tale about the destructive power of greed. It serves as a reminder to guard our hearts against the love of money and material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_service.htm">Integrity in Service</a></b><br>As servants of God, we are called to act with integrity and honesty. Gehazi's failure in this area led to his downfall, emphasizing the importance of maintaining integrity in all our dealings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deceit.htm">The Consequences of Deceit</a></b><br>Gehazi's attempt to hide his actions from Elisha and God resulted in severe consequences. This teaches us that deceit, no matter how well hidden, will eventually be exposed and judged.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>The account illustrates that God sees all actions, even those done in secret. We are encouraged to live transparently before God, knowing that nothing is hidden from His sight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_forgiveness.htm">Repentance and Forgiveness</a></b><br>While Gehazi's account ends with judgment, it serves as a reminder of the importance of repentance. God is gracious and forgiving to those who turn from their wrongdoings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_25_4_align_with_ot_laws.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:4, how can Amaziah's execution of his father's assassins yet sparing their children be reconciled with other Old Testament commands on punishment and inheritance of guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 - If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_david_called_upright_despite_sins.htm">How can 1 Kings 15:5 declare David upright aside from Uriah's case when there are other recorded sins in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_enoch_and_elijah_taken_alive.htm">Did God take Enoch and Elijah to heaven alive?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">The tower.</span>--Heb., the '<span class= "ital">?phel</span>, the mound, on which the prophet's house may have stood. There would be no window in the exterior wall from which Gehazi and his companions might have been observed approaching. Perhaps, however, a fortified hill, forming part of the system of defences surrounding Samaria, like the Ophel at Jerusalem, is to be understood. (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm" title="He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.">2Chronicles 27:3</a>.) Elisha's house lay within the city wall (<a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm" title="And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by on the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh.">2Kings 6:30</a>, seq.). Keil explains the hill on which Samaria was built. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm" title="Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;">Isaiah 32:14</a>, and Cheyne's Note; <a href="/micah/4-8.htm" title="And you, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.">Micah 4:8</a> : "And thou, O tower of the flock; O mound of the daughter of Zion.") This note of place is also a note of historical truth.<p><span class= "bld">Bestowed them in the house.</span>--Stowed <span class= "ital">them away, laid them up carefully in the </span>(<span class= "ital">prophet's</span>)<span class= "ital"> house</span>. LXX., <span class= "greekheb">????????</span><span class= "ital">.</span><p><span class= "bld">Let the men go.</span>--Before he "bestowed" their burdens in the house.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he came to the tower</span>; rather, to <span class="accented">the hill</span> (Revised Version). Some well-known eminence at a little distance from the Damascus gate of Samaria must be intended. Here Gehazi stopped the slaves, and took the money from them. It was important for his purpose that they should not be seen re-entering the city, as that would have occasioned remark, and might naturally have led to inquiry. <span class="cmt_word">He took</span> them - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the bags - <span class="cmt_word">from their hand</span> <span class="accented">- i.e.</span> from the hands of Naaman's servants - <span class="cmt_word">and bestowed</span> them <span class="cmt_word">in the house</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> by himself or deputy brought them to Elisha's house, and there hid them away. <span class="cmt_word">And he let the men</span> - Naaman's servants - go, <span class="cmt_word">and they departed.</span> They hastened, no doubt, to rejoin their master. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/5-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When Gehazi came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hill,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹ֔פֶל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·p̄el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6076.htm">Strong's 6076: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tumor, a mound, fortress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gifts from [the servants]</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stored them</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip̄·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבָּ֑יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then he dismissed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they departed.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/5-24.htm">2 Kings 5:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/5-24.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 5:24 When he came to the hill he (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 5:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/5-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 5:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>