2 Kings 5:24
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.
2 Kings 5:24 in other translations
| BSB | When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed. |
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| WEB | When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed. |
| ASV | And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. |
| YLT | and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go. |
| DARBY | And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. |
| BBE | When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and put them away in the house; and he sent the men away, and they went. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 2 Kings 5:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:20-25
20-25. I will run after him, and take somewhat of him--The respectful courtesy to Elisha, shown in the person of his servant, and the open-handed liberality of his gifts, attest the fulness of Naaman's gratitude; while the lie--the artful management is dismissing the bearers of the treasure, and the deceitful appearance before his master, as if he had not left the house--give a most unfavorable impression of…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 5:20-27
Naaman, a Syrian, a courtier, a soldier, had many servants, and we read how wise and good they were. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of God, has but one servant, and he proves a base liar. The love of money, that root of all evil, was at the bottom of Gehazi's sin. He thought to impose upon the prophet, but soon found that the Spirit of prophecy could not be deceived, and that it was in vain to lie to the Holy Ghost…
2 Kings 5:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 5:24
- 1 Kings 21:16
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
- Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
- Joshua 7:1
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.
- Joshua 7:11-12
Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
- Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
- Zechariah 5:3-4
Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
- Isaiah 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
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Context
- 2 Kings 5:23
And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
- 2 Kings 5:24
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.
- 2 Kings 5:25
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
2 Kings 5:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llegado que hubo á un lugar secreto, él lo tomó de mano de ellos, y guardólo en casa: luego mandó á los hombres que se fuesen. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand il fut arrivé à la colline, il les prit de leurs mains, et les serra dans la maison; et il renvoya les hommes et ils s’en allèrent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als er aber an den Hügel kam, nahm er es aus ihrer Hand und brachte es im Hause unter; dann entließ er die Männer, und sie gingen weg. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque venisset jam vesperi, tulit de manu eorum, et reposuit in domo, dimisitque viros, et abierunt. |