Passage
In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to bow down there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, Jehovah pardon thy servant, I pray thee, in this thing.
Nearby Context
2 Kings 5:16 But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none! And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
2 Kings 5:17 And Naaman said, If not, then let there, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of [this] earth; for thy servant will no more offer burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods, but to Jehovah.
2 Kings 5:18 In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to bow down there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, Jehovah pardon thy servant, I pray thee, in this thing.
2 Kings 5:19 And he said to him, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.
2 Kings 5:20 And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "jehovah", "pardon", "servant", "master", "goes", "house", "rimmon", and "down". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "pardon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And Naaman said If not then let..." into verse 19's "And he said to him Go in...", so "jehovah" and "pardon" 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 "jehovah" and "pardon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.