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When Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him. &#8220Is everything all right?&#8221 he asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Gehazi set off after Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. “Is everything all right?” Naaman asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed Naaman. And when Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all well?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw <i>him</i> running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, <i>Is</i> all well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw <i>him</i> running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “<i>Is</i> all well?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw <i>someone</i> running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, “<i>Is everything</i> well?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, &#8220Is all well?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all well?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And Naaman saw one running after him, so he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is <i>all</i> at peace?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all well?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, &#8220Is everything all right?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So he hurried after Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he got out of his chariot to meet him. Naaman asked, "Is everything all right?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Gehazi went after Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he got down from his chariot to speak to him. "Is something wrong?" he asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So he set off after Naaman. When Naaman saw a man running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him, and asked, "Is something wrong?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Gehazi ran after Naaman. When Naaman noticed someone running after him, he came down from his chariot, greeted him and asked, "Is everything all right?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, ?Is everything all right??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi ran after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him and asked, "Is everything all right?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, "Is all well?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?” <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 Gehazi pursues after Naaman, and Naaman sees one running after him, and comes down off the chariot to meet him, and says, “Is there peace?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Gehazi pursueth after Naaman, and Naaman seeth one running after him, and alighteth from off the chariot to meet him, and saith, 'Is there peace?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Gehazi will pursue after Naaman, and Naaman will see he ran after him, and will descend from his chariot to meet him, and he will say, Is it peace?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />21And Giezi followed after Naaman: and when he saw him running after him, he leapt down from his chariot to meet him, and said: Is all well? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, Gehazi followed after the back of Naaman. And when he had seen him running toward him, he leaped down from his chariot to meet him, and he said, “Is all well?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi hurried after Naaman. Seeing that someone was running after him, Naaman alighted from his chariot to wait for him. He asked, “Is everything all right?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Gehazi went after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he jumped down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is everything all right?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Gehazi ran after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he alighted from his chariot to meet him and said to him, Is all well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Gekhazi ran after Naaman, and Naaman saw that he ran after him, and came down from his chariot to meet him, and he said to him: “Do you bring peace?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said: 'Is all well?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So Giezi followed after Naiman: and Naiman saw him running after him, and turned back from his chariot to meet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/5-21.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=1704" 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">20</span>Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1522.htm" title="1522: gê·ḥă·zî (N-proper-ms) -- Or Gechaziy; apparently from gay' and chazah; valley of a visionary; Gechazi, the servant of Elisha.">So Gehazi</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: way·yir·dōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">pursued</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5283.htm" title="5283: na·‘ă·mān (N-proper-ms) -- The same as na'aman; Naaman, the name of an Israelite and of a Damascene.">Naaman.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5283.htm" title="5283: na·‘ă·mān (N-proper-ms) -- The same as na'aman; Naaman, the name of an Israelite and of a Damascene.">And when Naaman</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yir·’eh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw him</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: rāṣ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">running</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">toward him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: way·yip·pōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">he got down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: ham·mer·kā·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">the chariot</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet him</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: hă·šā·lō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">“Is everything all right?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’ ”…<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/8-18.htm">Acts 8:18-23</a></span><br />When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. / “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” / But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! ...<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="/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="/luke/16-13.htm">Luke 16:13</a></span><br />No servant 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="/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="/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="/joshua/7-20.htm">Joshua 7:20-21</a></span><br />“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did: / When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-19.htm">1 Samuel 15:19</a></span><br />So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a></span><br />When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15</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.<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="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11</a></span><br />Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a></span><br />“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a></span><br />So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?</p><p class="hdg">he lighted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-6.htm">Luke 7:6,7</a></b></br> Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/8-31.htm">Acts 8:31</a></b></br> And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Acts 10:25,26</a></b></br> And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped <i>him</i>… </p><p class="hdg">Is all well [heb] is there peace?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-26.htm">2 Kings 4:26</a></b></br> Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, <i>Is it</i> well with thee? <i>is it</i> well with thy husband? <i>is it</i> well with the child? And she answered, <i>It is</i> well.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17-22</a></b></br> And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, <i>Is it</i> peace? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">Alighted</a> <a href="/genesis/24-64.htm">Alighteth</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-35.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-9.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-30.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-36.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-41.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Naaman</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-19.htm">Na'aman</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-19.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-20.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-20.htm">Pursueth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-26.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-20.htm">Running</a> <a href="/judges/6-21.htm">Sprang</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Alighted</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-2.htm">Alighteth</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Carriage</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-24.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-13.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Naaman</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">Na'aman</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-9.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Pursueth</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-22.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-12.htm">Running</a> <a href="/jonah/4-10.htm">Sprang</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>So Gehazi pursued Naaman.</b><br>Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, takes action driven by greed and deceit. This pursuit marks a significant departure from the integrity expected of a prophet's servant. Gehazi's actions contrast with Elisha's earlier refusal of Naaman's gifts, highlighting a moral and spiritual decline. The pursuit itself is symbolic of Gehazi's internal chase after material wealth, which ultimately leads to his downfall. This moment foreshadows the consequences of covetousness, as seen in other biblical narratives such as Achan's sin in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>.<p><b>And when Naaman saw him running toward him,</b><br>Naaman, a Syrian commander, had just experienced a miraculous healing from leprosy after following Elisha's instructions to wash in the Jordan River. His willingness to stop and engage with Gehazi reflects his gratitude and respect for the prophet's household. The act of running indicates urgency, which may have led Naaman to believe there was an important message or need. This scene underscores the cultural importance of hospitality and communication in ancient Near Eastern societies.<p><b>he got down from the chariot to meet him</b><br>Naaman's descent from the chariot is a gesture of respect and humility, especially significant given his high status. In the ancient world, chariots were symbols of power and prestige, and stepping down from one to meet someone on foot demonstrated a willingness to engage on equal terms. This act can be seen as a continuation of Naaman's transformation, not just physically but spiritually, as he had acknowledged the God of Israel after his healing.<p><b>and asked, “Is everything all right?”</b><br>Naaman's inquiry reflects concern and a readiness to assist, indicating a change in his character post-healing. This question is a common greeting in the biblical text, often used to express genuine interest in another's well-being. It also sets the stage for Gehazi's deceitful response, contrasting Naaman's sincerity with Gehazi's duplicity. The question echoes the biblical theme of seeking peace and well-being, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Jeremiah 29:7</a>, where seeking the peace of the city is encouraged.<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/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 to wash in the Jordan River.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet in Israel, known for his miracles and as a successor to Elijah. He refused Naaman's gifts, demonstrating the grace of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chariot.htm">Chariot</a></b><br>Represents Naaman's status and wealth. His willingness to get down from the chariot shows respect and urgency in addressing Gehazi.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pursuit.htm">Pursuit</a></b><br>Gehazi's pursuit of Naaman signifies his intent to deceive and gain material wealth under false pretenses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_greed.htm">The Dangers of Greed</a></b><br>Gehazi's pursuit of Naaman for personal gain serves as a cautionary tale about the destructive nature of greed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_service.htm">Integrity in Service</a></b><br>As a servant of Elisha, Gehazi's actions remind us of the importance of integrity and honesty, especially when serving others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_deceit.htm">Consequences of Deceit</a></b><br>Gehazi's account illustrates that deceit can lead to severe consequences, both spiritually and physically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_and_humility.htm">Respect and Humility</a></b><br>Naaman's willingness to get down from his chariot shows respect and humility, qualities that are essential in our interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_and_provision.htm">God's Grace and Provision</a></b><br>Elisha's refusal of Naaman's gifts highlights that God's grace cannot be bought, and His provision is sufficient.<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/who_was_gehazi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gehazi in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_2_kings.htm">What are the key events in 2 Kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_elisha's_divine_power_validated.htm">What protects Elisha's claim to divine power in this chapter (2 Kings 5:8-9) from being just legend or folklore?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_gehazi's_curse_so_harsh.htm">Why does Gehazi's curse (2 Kings 5:26-27) seem disproportionately harsh compared to other sins in the Old Testament?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">He lighted down from the chariot to meet him.</span>--An Oriental mark of respect. Literally, fell from off the chariot: an expression denoting haste (<a href="/genesis/24-64.htm" title="And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.">Genesis 24:64</a>). The LXX. has "he turned," which implies an ellipsis of "and descended."<p><span class= "bld">Is all well?</span>--Naaman feared something might have befallen the prophet. The LXX. omits this.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So Gehazi followed after Naaman.</span> A company of travelers in the East, even though it consist of the retinue of a single great man, will always contain footmen, as well as those who ride on horses or in chariots, and will not travel at a faster pace than about three miles an hour. Thus Gehazi, if he went at his best speed, could expect to overtake, and did actually overtake, the cavalcade of Naaman. He probably overtook them at a very short distance from Samaria. <span class="cmt_word">And when Naaman saw him running after him.</span> Gehazi was pressed for time. He could not start at once, lest he should make it too plain that he was going m pursuit of Naaman; and he could not absent himself from the house too long, lest his master should call for him. He had, therefore, at whatever loss of dignity, to hurry himself, and actually "run after" the Syrian. Naaman, either accidentally looking back, or warned by some of his train, sees him, recognizes him, and is only too glad to respond to his wishes. <span class="cmt_word">He lighted down from the chariot to meet him.</span> An act of great condescension. As Bahr notes, "Descent from a vehicle is, in the East, a sign of respect from the inferior to the superior;" and Naaman, in lighting down from his chariot, must have intended to "honor the prophet in his servant" ('Commentary on Kings,' vol. 2. p. 55). But such honor is not commonly paid, and thus the act of Naaman was abnormal. <span class="cmt_word">And said, Is all well?</span> The words admit of no better translation. Seeing Gehazi's haste and anxious looks, Naaman suspects that all is <span class="accented">not</span> well, that something has happened since he left the prophet's house, and accordingly puts his question, <span class="hebrew">אךנמו תנעס ךנךתשׂךרּ ־ הֲשָׁלום</span>? (Vulgate). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/5-21.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">So Gehazi</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּיחֲזִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(gê·ḥă·zî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1522.htm">Strong's 1522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gehazi -- perhaps 'valley of vision', servant of Elisha</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pursued</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(way·yir·dōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Naaman.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַֽעֲמָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5283.htm">Strong's 5283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Naaman -- a descendant of Benjamin, also an Aramean (Syrian) general</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And when Naaman</span><br /><span class="heb">נַֽעֲמָן֙</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5283.htm">Strong's 5283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Naaman -- a descendant of Benjamin, also an Aramean (Syrian) general</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw [him]</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּרְאֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(way·yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">running</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(rāṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he got down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפֹּ֞ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעַ֧ל</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chariot</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mer·kā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to meet him</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְרָאת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(liq·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Is everything all right?”</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(hă·šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/5-21.htm">2 Kings 5:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 5:21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 5:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/5-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 5:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:22" /></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>