2 Kings 5:18 (YLT)

Passage

For this thing Jehovah be propitious to thy servant, in the coming in of my lord into the house of Rimmon to bow himself there, and he was supported by my hand, and I bowed myself <FI>in<Fi> the house of Rimmon; for my bowing myself in the house of Rimmon Jehovah be propitious, I pray thee, to thy servant in this thing.'

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:16 And he saith, `Jehovah liveth, before whom I have stood--if I take <FI>it<Fi> ;' and he presseth on him to take, and he refuseth.

2 Kings 5:17 And Naaman saith, `If not--let be given, I pray thee, to thy servant, a couple of mules' burden of earth, for thy servant doth make no more burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods, but to Jehovah.

2 Kings 5:18 For this thing Jehovah be propitious to thy servant, in the coming in of my lord into the house of Rimmon to bow himself there, and he was supported by my hand, and I bowed myself <FI>in<Fi> the house of Rimmon; for my bowing myself in the house of Rimmon Jehovah be propitious, I pray thee, to thy servant in this thing.'

2 Kings 5:19 And he saith to him, `Go in peace.' And he goeth from him a kibrath of land,

2 Kings 5:20 And Gehazi, servant of Elisha the man of God, saith, `Lo, my lord hath spared Naaman this Aramaean, not to receive from his hand that which he brought; Jehovah liveth; surely if I have run after him, then I have taken from him something.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "propitious", "servant", "coming", "lord", "house", "rimmon", and "himself". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "propitious", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And Naaman saith If not--let be given..." into verse 19's "And he saith to him Go in...", so "jehovah" and "propitious" 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 "propitious" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.