2 Kings 5:23
in 2 Kings 5But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Naaman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 5
Commentary
3 notes on this verseHe - bound two talents of silver - It required two servants to carry these two talents, for, according to the computation above, each talent was about 120lbs. weight.
This site's exposition
as the Lord liveth, I will run after him
on 2 Kings 5:20-24
Gehazi watches his master refuse Syrian silver and decides the house has let Naaman off too cheaply, swearing by the same name Elisha had just sworn by to justify taking what his master would not. Naaman presses two talents on him rather than one, doubling the very gift Gehazi invented a pretext to request, then Gehazi hides the silver in his own house before returning to stand before Elisha as if nothing had happened. The servant who once reasoned Naaman into obedience has a counterpart now in Elisha's own servant, reasoning himself into theft.
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The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| נַעֲמָ֔ן | naaman | Naaman | H5283 → | 16 times |
| הוֹאֵ֖ל | hoel | be willing | H2974 → | |
| קַ֣ח | kach | accept | H3947 → | 966 times |
| כִּכָּרָ֑יִם | kikarayim | two talents | H3603 → | 68 times |
| וַיִּפְרָץ־ | vaiyifrotz- | and he urged | H6555 → | |
| בּ֗וֹ | bo | <in> him | ||
| וַיָּצַר֩ | vaiyatzar | and he secured | H6696 → | 38 times |
| כִּכְּרַ֨יִם | kikerayim | two talents | H3603 → | 68 times |
| כֶּ֜סֶף | kesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| בִּשְׁנֵ֣י | bishnei | in two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| חֲרִטִ֗ים | charitim | bags | H2754 → | |
| וּשְׁתֵּי֙ | ushetei | and two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| חֲלִפ֣וֹת | chalifot | changes of | H2487 → | 12 times |
| בְּגָדִ֔ים | begadim | garments | H899 → | 217 times |
| וַיִּתֵּן֙ | vaiyiten | and he gave [them] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| שְׁנֵ֣י | shenei | two of | H8147 → | 768 times |
| נְעָרָ֔יו | nearav | servants his | H5288 → | 239 times |
| וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ | vaiyisu | and they carried [them] | H5375 → | 656 times |
| לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
נַעֲמָ֔ןNaaman
naamanH5283 →16 times
הוֹאֵ֖לbe willing
hoelH2974 →
קַ֣חaccept
kachH3947 →966 times
כִּכָּרָ֑יִםtwo talents
kikarayimH3603 →68 times
וַיִּפְרָץ־and he urged
vaiyifrotz-H6555 →
בּ֗וֹ<in> him
bo
וַיָּצַר֩and he secured
vaiyatzarH6696 →38 times
כִּכְּרַ֨יִםtwo talents
kikerayimH3603 →68 times
כֶּ֜סֶףsilver
kesefH3701 →403 times
בִּשְׁנֵ֣יin two
bishneiH8147 →768 times
חֲרִטִ֗יםbags
charitimH2754 →
וּשְׁתֵּי֙and two
usheteiH8147 →768 times
חֲלִפ֣וֹתchanges of
chalifotH2487 →12 times
בְּגָדִ֔יםgarments
begadimH899 →217 times
וַיִּתֵּן֙and he gave [them]
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
שְׁנֵ֣יtwo of
sheneiH8147 →768 times
נְעָרָ֔יוservants his
nearavH5288 →239 times
וַיִּשְׂא֖וּand they carried [them]
vaiyisuH5375 →656 times
לְפָנָֽיו׃<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 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
Isaiah 30:6This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 8:15
He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.
- Isaiah 46:1–2
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Jeremiah 11:4
which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My…
- Deuteronomy 4:20
Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
- Hosea 8:9–10
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.
- Deuteronomy 8:15
Through
1 Kings 20:7Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children,…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 5:7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see…
- 2 Kings 5:7
Through
2 Kings 12:10Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD,…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- 2 Samuel 8:17
Through
2 Kings 2:17But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 8:11
Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
- 2 Kings 8:11
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Kings

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
