2 Kings 5:16

But he said, as the Lord liveth, before whom I stand,.... Whose minister and prophet he was, and by whom he swears:

I will receive none: to let him know that this cure was not to be attributed to…

I will receive none - The prophets were in the habit of receiving presents from those who consulted them 1Sa 9:7-8; 1Ki 14:3, but Elisha refused. It was important that Naaman should not suppose that…

I will receive none - It was very common to give presents to all great and official men; and among these, prophets were always included: but as it might have appeared to the Syrians that he had taken…

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…

I will receive none Just as in the earlier part of his conduct Elisha had done everything to direct Naaman's attention to Jehovah alone as the healer of his disease; so now he will have no gift for…