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.
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Gill's Exposition
And when he came to the tower,.... Of Samaria, or which was near it; a fortified place, and where was a watch, to whom he could safely commit the money and clothes:
he took them from their hand; not…
Barnes' Notes
The tower - Rather, “the hill,” the well-known hill by Elisha’s house. The hill interrupted the view in the direction taken by Naaman, and Gehazi dismissed Naaman’s servants at this point lest they…
Adam Clarke
When he came to the tower - The Chaldee, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic understand the word עפל ophel, which we translate tower, as signifying a secret, dark, or hiding place. He was doing a deed of…
Naaman, a Syrian, a courtier, a soldier, had many servants, and we read how wise and good they were, Kg2 5:13. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of God, has but one servant, and he proves a base, lying,…
Cambridge Bible
when he came to the tower R.V. hill. The word (Heb., Ophel) is often used in connexion with the description of the wall of Jerusalem (2Ch 27:3; 2Ch 33:14; Neh 3:26-27; Neh 11:21). From its use in Mic…
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