John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 5:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But he said, as the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, etc.] Whose minister and prophet he was, and by whom he swears: I will receive none: to let him know that this cure was not to be attributed to him, but the Lord only; and that what concern he had in it was not for the sake of money, but for the glory of the God of Israel: and he urged him to take it, but he refused it; Naaman was very pressing upon him to receive a gift from him, but he could not be prevailed upon to accept it.

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