2 Kings 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord.”

2 Kings 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 2 Kings 5:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

2 Kings 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ load of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.”

2 Kings 5:17 — World English Bible

2 Kings 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Naaman said, If not, yet, I pray thee, let there be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth; for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto Jehovah. ”

2 Kings 5:17 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Naaman saith, `If not--let be given, I pray thee, to thy servant, a couple of mules' burden of earth, for thy servant doth make no more burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods, but to Jehovah.”

2 Kings 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Naaman said, If not, then let there, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of [this] earth; for thy servant will no more offer burnt-offering and sacrifice to othergods, but to Jehovah. ”

2 Kings 5:17 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Moreouer Naaman sayde, Shall there not be giuen to thy seruant two mules loade of this earth? for thy seruant will henceforth offer neither burnt sacrifice nor offring vnto any other god, saue vnto the Lord.”

2 Kings 5:17 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 5:17 in Context — 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 blessing of thy servant.

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.

17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord.

18 In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy servant in this thing.

19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

Read the full chapter: 2 Kings 5 →

What Does 2 Kings 5:17 Mean?

2 Kings 5:17 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free