2 Kings 5:16

But he responded, “As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And though he urged him strongly, he did not agree at all.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15And returning to the man of God, with his entire retinue, he arrived, and stood before him, and he said: “Truly, I know there is no other God, in all the earth, except in Israel. And so I beg you to accept a blessing from your servant.”

17And Naaman said: “As you wish. But I beg you to grant to me, your servant, that I may take from here the burden of two mules from the ground. For your servant will no longer offer holocaust or victim to other gods, except to the Lord.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:22And he responded to him: “I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

1 Kings 13:8And the man of God responded to the king: “Even if you will give me one half part of your house, I will not go with you, nor eat bread, nor drink water in this place.

1 Kings 18:15And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whose face I stand, this day I will appear to him.”

2 Kings 5:20And Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, said: “My lord has spared Naaman, this Syrian, by not receiving from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”

Daniel 5:17To this Daniel responded by saying directly to the king, “Your rewards should be for yourself, and the gifts of your house you may give to another, but I will read to you the writing, O king, and I will reveal to you its interpretation.

Acts 8:18But when Simon had seen that, by the imposition of the hands of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:16-20

15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 16 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. 17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither… Read the whole commentary →

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