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.
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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.
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And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
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And Naaman said: 'Be content, take two talents.' And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bore them before him.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 5:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 20:7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn’t deny him.”
- 2 Kings 2:17 When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” Therefore they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn’t find him.
- 2 Kings 5:16 But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
- 2 Kings 6:3 One said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.” He answered, “I will go.”
- 2 Kings 12:10 When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put it in bags and counted the money that was found in Yahweh’s house.
- Isaiah 30:6 The burden of the animals of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to an unprofitable people.
- Luke 11:54 lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 5:23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two…
2Ki 5:23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid [them] upon two of his servants; and they bare [them] before him.
Ver. 23. Be content, take two talents.] Which amount to seven hundred and fifty pounds sterling. God saith as much in effect to his suitors, pressing and heaping mercies upon them. {Joh 16:24}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He urged him, who at first refused it upon…
He urged him, who at first refused it upon a pretence of modesty and obedience to his master’s command.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Naaman said, be content,.... Or be pleased; do…
And Naaman said, be content,.... Or be pleased; do not object to it:
take two talents: a talent for each young man, which amounted to between three hundred and four hundred pounds apiece:
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and he urged; pressed him hard, insisted upon his taking them, who might pretend a great deal of modesty, and a strict regard to his master's orders:
and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments; for each young man:
and laid them upon two of his servants, the servants of Naaman, not choosing to burden Elisha's servant with them; for such a quantity of money and clothes was pretty heavy:
and they bare them before him; both for his ease, and for his honour.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Urged him - Who at first refused it upon…
Urged him - Who at first refused it upon a pretense of modesty.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. He - bound two talents of silver]…
Verse 23. He - bound two talents of silver] It required two servants to carry these two talents, for, according to the computation above, each talent was about 120lbs. weight.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Be content - i. e. “consent.”
Be content - i. e. “consent.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Him. The weight must have been considerable, (6000 sicles,…
Him. The weight must have been considerable, (6000 sicles, ver. 26., and Exodus xxxviii. 25.; Haydock) otherwise Giezi would have preferred carrying them himself, that his master might not know. (Calmet) --- He had pretended a reluctance to take more than one talent, not to swerve from his master’s injunctions. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain in two bags--People in the East, when travelling, have…
in two bags--People in the East, when travelling, have their money, in certain sums, put up in bags.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23. Naaman said… take two talents — Worth about…
23. Naaman said… take two talents — Worth about three thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.
Upon two of his servants — Naaman’s servants. Comp. 2Ki_5:24. The gift was a weight which one could not well carry.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. bound two talents of silver in two bags]…
23. bound two talents of silver in two bags] The money was put into the bag, and the opening tied up. The word translated ‘bags’ (LXX., θύλακοι) occurs in the list of female finery in Isa_3:22 and is rendered by R.V. ‘satchels’. Probably the bag was of an ornamental character, as the root word signifies ‘to engrave’. Perhaps there was some embroidery, or network in its formation.
laid them upon two of his servants] For the money must have been of considerable weight, and Naaman having had no opportunity of doing honour to Elisha, would be the more anxious to pay all attention to Gehazi.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) Be content.—Be willing, consent to take. The Vatican…
(23) Be content.—Be willing, consent to take. The Vatican LXX. omits; the Alexandrian renders αὐτοῦ, owing to a transposition of the Hebrew letters (hãlô’ for hô’êl).
Bound.—Deu_14:25.
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Bags.—Only here and in Isa_3:22, where it means “purses.”
Laid them upon two.—Gave them to two of his (i.e., Naaman’s) young men. The courtesy of the act is obvious.
Before him.—Gehazi.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents; rather,…
And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents; rather, consent, take two talents. Do not oppose thyself to my wishes consent to receive double what thou hast asked. Naaman is anxious to show his gratitude by giving as much as he can induce the ether side to accept. He suggests two talents, probably because the strangers who are said to have arrived are two. And he urged him. Gehazi must have made some show of declining the offer. And bound two talents of silver in two bagsi.e. put up two talents separately in two bags, closing the month Of the bag in each case by "binding" it round with a stringwith two changes of garments as asked for (ver. 22)and laid them upon two of his servants. If the Hebrew silver talent was worth as Keil supposes, or even as Thenius reckons, it would be pretty well as much as an ordinary slave could carry, being somewhat over a hundredweight. And they bare them before him; i.e. they the servants bare the two sacks of money before him Gehazi.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 two talents
two talents
This can be written in modern measurements. This talents are of silver. AT: "two talents of silver" or "66 kilograms of silver" (See: Biblical Weight and Ellipsis)
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laid them on two
"gave them to"
Naaman urged Gehazi
Naaman urged him to take gifts. AT: "Naaman urged Gehazi to take the gifts" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Your servant
Gehazi refers to himself here as Elisha's servant.
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servant
Elisha
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