וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי־יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־עָמַ֥דְתִּי לְפָנָ֖יו אִם־אֶקָּ֑ח וַיִּפְצַר־בּ֥וֹ לָקַ֖חַת וַיְמָאֵֽן׃
Tetapi Elisa berkata: “Demi Yang Mahakekal yang hidup, yang di hadapan-Nya aku berdiri, sungguh aku tidak akan menerima apa pun.” Naaman terus mendesaknya supaya menerimanya, tetapi ia tetap menolak.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“He said: as the Lord lives whom I serve” [5:16]. Elisha swore a great oath that he did not want to take anything. Naaman pleaded with him to take it, but Elisha refused.
Rashi
I will not accept. Because monies pertaining to idols are included in it.