2 Kings 5:20 (DRB)

Passage

But Giezi, the servant of the man of God, said: My master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving of him that which he brought: as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take something of him.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:18 But there is only this, for which thou shalt entreat the Lord for thy servant; when my master goeth into the temple of Remmon, to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand: if I bow down in the temple of Remmon, when he boweth down in the same place, that the Lord pardon me, thy servant, for this thing.

2 Kings 5:19 And he said to him: Go in peace. So he departed from him, in the spring time of the earth.

2 Kings 5:20 But Giezi, the servant of the man of God, said: My master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving of him that which he brought: as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take something of him.

2 Kings 5:21 And Giezi followed after Naaman: and when he saw him running after him, he leapt down from his chariot to meet him, and said: Is all well?

2 Kings 5:22 And he said: Well: my master hath sent me to thee, saying: Just now there are come to me from mount Ephraim, two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "giezi", "servant", "said", "master", "hath", "spared", "naaman", and "syrian". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "giezi" and "servant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And he said to him Go in..." into verse 21's "And Giezi followed after Naaman and when...", so "giezi" and "servant" 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 "giezi" and "servant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.