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2 Kings 5:19

2 Kings 5:19
And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto him,.... That is, the prophet said to Naaman:

go in peace: in peace of mind; be assured that God has pardoned this and all other transgressions:

so he departed from him a little…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

So he departed ... - This clause should not be separated from the succeeding verse. The meaning is, “So he departed from him, and had gone a little way, when Gehazi bethought himself of what he would…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And he said unto him - There is a most singular and important reading in one of De Rossi's MSS., which he numbers 191. It has in the margin לא ק that is, "read לא lo, not, instead of לו lo, to him."…

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

Go in peace We are not to consider this answer as implying that service of God and service of Rimmon might be combined without any incongruity. The prophet appears rather to be willing to leave the…