And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
Naaman had pledged to worship the Lord alone and no other god after his healing. He had also asked beforehand to be pardoned for bowing in the temple of Rimmon when duty required him to accompany his master there and lean on his arm. With that confession and request made, Elisha sent him away in peace. At that farewell Elisha stood in the open doorway of his house with one hand raised toward Naaman in instruction and blessing, while Naaman faced him from the courtyard with both hands lifted in respect and pleading. Behind them waited the means of his leaving in the shaded rural compound, a horse-drawn cart with large wooden wheels with attendants, horses, a basin and plants beneath the trees.
Naaman had pledged to worship the Lord alone and no other god after his healing. He had also asked beforehand to be pardoned for bowing in the temple of Rimmon when duty required him to accompany his master there and lean on his arm. With that confession and request made, Elisha sent him away in peace. At that farewell Elisha stood in the open doorway of his house with one hand raised toward Naaman in instruction and blessing, while Naaman faced him from the courtyard with both hands lifted in respect and pleading. Behind them waited the means of his leaving in the shaded rural compound, a horse-drawn cart with large wooden wheels with attendants, horses, a basin and plants beneath the trees.