2 Kings 5:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

Gehazi

My master

As the lord liveth

2 Kings 6:31

Exodus 20:7

1 Samuel 14:39

And take

General references

Matthew 26:9

Bible References

Gehazi

He ordered his attendant Gehazi, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she stood before him.

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed Him.

Jesus replied to them, “Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is the Devil!”

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him.

When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

My master

In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser
than seven men who can answer sensibly.

“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.

“Why wasn’t this fragrant oil sold for 300 denarii

and given to the poor?”

However, he kept back part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge, and brought a portion of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

As the lord liveth

He announced, “May God punish me and do so severely if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today.”

Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.

As surely as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is because of my son Jonathan, he must die!” Not one of the troops answered him.

And take

Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.

Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.

for Demas has deserted me, because he loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;

They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

General references

“This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”