2 Kings 5:19

And he said to him, “Go in peace.” Then he went away from him, in the elect time of the earth.

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In The King James Version

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

In Context

18But there is still this matter, for which you will entreat the Lord on behalf of your servant: when my lord enters the temple of Rimmon, so that he may adore there, and he leans on my hand, if I will bow down in the temple of Rimmon, while he is adoring in the same place, that the Lord may ignore me, your servant, concerning this matter.”

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.”

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Cross References

Genesis 35:16Then, departing from there, he arrived in springtime at the land that leads to Ephrath. And there, when Rachel was giving birth,

1 Samuel 1:17Then Eli said to her: “Go in peace. And may the God of Israel grant to you your petition, which you have begged of him.”

Matthew 9:16For no one would sew a patch of new cloth onto an old garment. For it pulls its fullness away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

Luke 7:50Then he said to the woman: “Your faith has brought you salvation. Go in peace.”

John 16:12I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now.

Hebrews 5:13For anyone who is still feeding on milk is still unskillful in the Word of Justice; for he is like an infant.

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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