2 Kings 5:16 Parallel Translations

Elisha said, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD whom I serve lives, I will not accept it." Naaman urged him to take it, but he refused.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

ASV:

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

BBE:

But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.

DBY:

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none! And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

ERV:

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

JPS:

But he said: 'As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none.' And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

WBS:

But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

WEB:

But he said, "As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." He urged him to take it; but he refused.

YLT:

And he saith, 'Jehovah liveth, before whom I have stood -- if I take it;' and he presseth on him to take, and he refuseth.

2 Kings 5:16 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 14:22 Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have sworn to the LORD God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

Genesis 14:23 that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

2 Kings 3:14 Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look at you nor see you.

2 Kings 5:20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, "Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him."

2 Kings 5:26 Then he said to him, "Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money and to receive clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female servants? (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:16 But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take [it]; {h} but he refused.
(h) So the Lord commands that they that receive freely, should also give freely.

WES:

5:16 He refused - Not that he thought it unlawful to receive presents, which he did receive from others, but because of the special circumstances of the case; this being much for the honour of God that the Syrians should see the generous piety, and kindness of his ministers and servants, and how much they despised all that worldly wealth and glory, which the prophets of the Gentiles so greedily sought after.

MHC:

5:15-19 The mercy of the cure affected Naaman more than the miracle. Those are best able to speak of the power of Divine grace, who themselves experience it. He also shows himself grateful to Elisha the prophet. Elijah refused any recompence, not because he thought it unlawful, for he received presents from others, but to show this new convert that the servants of the God of Israel looked upon worldly wealth with a holy contempt. The whole work was from God, in such a manner, that the prophet would not give counsel when he had no directions from the Lord. It is not well violently to oppose the lesser mistakes which unite with men's first convictions; we cannot bring men forward any faster than the Lord prepares them to receive instruction. Yet as to us, if, in covenanting with God, we desire to reserve any known sin, to continue to indulge ourselves in it, that is a breach of his covenant. Those who truly hate evil, will make conscience of abstaining from all appearances of evil.

CONC:

Accept Best Naaman None Nothing Presseth Receive Refused Refuseth Servant Serve Stand Stood Surely Though Urged

Accept Best Life Naaman Presseth Prophet Receive Refused Refuseth Servant Serve Stand Stood Surely Urged

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