2 Kings 5:22 (WEB)

Passage

He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’”

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:20 But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”

2 Kings 5:21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”

2 Kings 5:22 He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’”

2 Kings 5:23 Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.

2 Kings 5:24 When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "well", "master", "sent", "saying", "behold", "even", and "young". 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 When Naaman..." into verse 23's "Naaman said Be pleased to take two...", 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.