Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Kings 5:16

"But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused." — 2 Kings 5:16 (ASV)

I will receive none - The prophets were in the habit of receiving presents from those who consulted them (1 Samuel 9:7–8; 1 Kings 14:3), but Elisha refused. It was important that Naaman should not suppose that the prophets of the true God acted from motives of self-interest, much less imagine that the gift of God might be purchased with money (Acts 8:20).