Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 5:15

"And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a present of thy servant." — 2 Kings 5:15 (ASV)

Company. —Hebrew, camp, host. Naaman’s following consisted of horses and chariots (2 Kings 5:9).

Came. —Went in: into Elisha’s house. Gratitude overcame awe and dread.

Behold, now. —Behold, I pray you. The “now” belongs to “behold,” not to “I know.”

I know that ... in Israel. —Naaman, like most of his contemporaries, Jewish as well as Syrian, believed in locally restricted deities. The powerlessness of the Syrian gods and the potency of Jehovah having been brought home to his mind by his marvelous recovery, he concludes that there is no god anywhere except in the land of Israel. In other words, his local conception of deity still clings to him. What a mark of historic truth appears in this representation!

Now therefore.—And now.

Take a blessing of.—Accept a present from (Genesis 33:11).