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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 5:19

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he said unto him, etc.] That is, the prophet said to Naaman: go in peace: in peace of mind; be assured that God has pardoned this and all other transgressions: so he departed from him a little way; about a mile, as the Targum, and so other Jewish writers; of this phrase, (see Gill on “<013516>Genesis 35:16”), some say a land’s length, that is, about one hundred and twenty feet; rather it was a thousand cubits, or half a mile.
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