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2 Kings 5:18

2 Kings 5:18
In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant,.... Which he next mentions, and on account of which he desires the prayers of Elisha for him, as the Vulgate Latin version; or it may be, this is a prayer of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Rimmon is known to us as a god only by this passage. The name is connected with a root “to be high.” Hadad-rimmon Zec 12:11, the name of a place near Megiddo, points to the identity of Rimmon with…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant - It is useless to enter into the controversy concerning this verse. By no rule of right reasoning, nor by any legitimate mode of interpretation, can it be…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Kings 5:15-19

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the Lord pardon thy servant Naaman can see the inconsistency of his conduct. He will offer no more sacrifices to Rimmon. But the king his master worships in Rimmon's temple, and Naaman must be in…