2 Kings 5:19
in 2 Kings 5“Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
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ASV
And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
KJV
And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
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This verse in 2 Kings 5
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd 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 way; about a mile, as the Targum, and so other Jewish writers; of this phrase; see Gill on Gen 35:16, some say a land's length, that is, about one hundred and twenty feet; rather it was a thousand cubits, or half a mile.
This site's exposition
house of Rimmon to worship there
on 2 Kings 5:18-19
Naaman asks pardon in advance for bowing in the house of Rimmon when duty requires supporting his master's arm, and Elisha answers only, Go in peace, neither granting permission nor withholding it. The bench reads the silence differently: some hear a prophet excusing an old soldier's unavoidable service, others hear only a farewell that leaves the conscience where it found it, and the verse gives no verdict either way.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? 22 And he said, All is well.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
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 do, and followed after him.”
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.” Now this reading supposes that Naaman did ask permission from the prophet to worship in Rimmon’s temple; to which the prophet answers, No; go in peace: that is, maintain thy holy resolutions, be a consistent worshipper of the true God, and avoid all idolatrous practices. Another MS., No. 383, appears first to have written לו to him, but to have corrected it immediately by inserting an א aleph after the ו vau; and thus, instead of making it לא no, it has made it לוא lu, which is no word.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| לֵ֣ךְ | lekh | go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| לְשָׁל֑וֹם | leshalom | to peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
| וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| מֵאִתּ֖וֹ | meito | from with <the> him | H854 → | 929 times |
| כִּבְרַת־ | kivrat- | a distance of | H3530 → | |
| אָֽרֶץ׃ ס | ʾaretz | land | H776 → | 2504 times |
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
ל֖וֹto him
lo
לֵ֣ךְgo
lekhH1980 →1546 times
לְשָׁל֑וֹםto peace
leshalomH7965 →236 times
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
מֵאִתּ֖וֹfrom with <the> him
meitoH854 →929 times
כִּבְרַת־a distance of
kivrat-H3530 →
אָֽרֶץ׃ סland
ʾaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
it leads to
- Matthew 9:22
Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Mark 5:34
“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 8:48
“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 18:42
“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 10:52
“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
- Matthew 9:22
Through
Mark 5:34“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
it leads to
Through
1 Samuel 1:17“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
it leads to
- Judges 18:6
And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
- Judges 18:6
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomElishaElijah's successor with the firstborn's double portion; the prophet of the healed spring, the widow's oil, the Shunammite's son, N…
- PersonDivided kingdomNaamanCaptain of the host of Aram, a great man and a leper, healed in the Jordan's seventh dip at Elisha's word — the Gentile grace Jesu…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); F. W. Farrar, The Second Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.