2 Kings 5:26 (YLT)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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?

2 Kings 5:27 yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to thee, and to thy seed, --to the age;' and he goeth out from before him--leprous as snow.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "heart", "went", "turned", "chariot", "meet", "thee", and "time". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "heart", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And he hath come in and doth..." into verse 27's "yea the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave...", so "saith" and "heart" 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 "saith" and "heart" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.