וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הָעֹ֔פֶל וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִיָּדָ֖ם וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד בַּבָּ֑יִת וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃
And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and deposited them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
Rashi on II Kings
And he came to a concealed place. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “to a hidden place.”18Alternatively, עֹפֶל means “a stronghold,” a secure place.—Radak
Rashi on II Kings
And took from their hands. From the hands of Na’amon’s two servants.
Rashi on II Kings
And he dismissed the men so that Elisha would not see them.