2 Kings 5:24 (YLT)

Passage

and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:22 And he saith, `Peace; my lord hath sent me, saying, Lo, now, this, come unto me have two young men from the hill-country of Ephraim, of the sons of the prophets; give, I pray thee, to them, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.'

2 Kings 5:23 And Naaman saith, `Be pleased, take two talents;' and he urgeth on him, and bindeth two talents of silver in two purses, and two changes of garments, and giveth unto two of his young men, and they bear before him;

2 Kings 5:24 and he cometh in unto the high place, and taketh out of their hand, and layeth up in the house, and sendeth away the men, and they go.

2 Kings 5:25 And he hath come in, and doth stand by his lord, and Elisha saith unto him, `Whence--Gehazi?' and he saith, `Thy servant went not hither or thither.'

2 Kings 5:26 And he saith unto him, `My heart went not when the man turned from off his chariot to meet thee; is it a time to take silver, and to take garments, and olives, and vines, and flock, and herd, and men-servants, and maid-servants?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cometh", "high", "place", "taketh", "hand", "layeth", "house", and "sendeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cometh" and "high", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And Naaman saith Be pleased take two..." into verse 25's "And he hath come in and doth...", so "cometh" and "high" 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 "cometh" and "high" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.