2 Kings 5:19 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:17 And Naaman said, If not, yet, I pray thee, let there be given to thy servant two mules` burden of earth; for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto Jehovah.

2 Kings 5:18 In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, Jehovah pardon thy servant in this thing.

2 Kings 5:19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

2 Kings 5:20 But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

2 Kings 5:21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "peace", "departed", and "little". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "peace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant..." into verse 20's "But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the...", so "said" and "peace" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.