2 Kings 5:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

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.

2 Kings 5:16

16 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.