2 Kings 5:22 (ASV)

Passage

And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

Nearby Context

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?

2 Kings 5:22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

2 Kings 5:23 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.

2 Kings 5:24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "well", "master", "hath", "sent", "saying", "behold", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "well", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "So Gehazi followed after Naaman And when..." into verse 23's "And Naaman said Be pleased to take...", so "said" and "well" 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 "well" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.