KJV King James Version
And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
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2 Kings 5:24
And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
WEB World English Bible
When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.
ASV American Standard Version
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 5
21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw [him] running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, [Is] all well?
22 And he said, All [is] well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
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.
24 And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart [with thee], when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? [Is it] a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.
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וַיָּבֹא֙H935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָעֹ֔פֶלH6076 · o.phelhillוַיִּקַּ֥חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמִיָּדָ֖םH3027 · yadhandוַיִּפְקֹ֣דH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listבַּבָּ֑יִתH1004 · betplaceוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםH582 · e.noshhumanוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃H1980 · ha.lakhto go: went
Cross-references
Joshua 7:1But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they [are] hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.Joshua 7:11-12Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put [it] even among their own stuff.1 Kings 21:16And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.Zechariah 5:3-4Then said he unto me, This [is] the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off [as] on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off [as] on that side according to it.Isaiah 29:15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
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