“Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
Of the ten lepers that our Saviour cleansed, the only one that returned to give thanks was a Samaritan, Luk 17:16. This Syrian did so, and here expresses himself. I. Convinced of the power of the God of Israel, not only that he is God, but that he is God alone, and that indeed there is no God in all the earth but in Israel...
Commenting on 2 Kings 5:15-19
And he said unto him,.... That is, the prophet said to Naaman: go in peace: in peace of mind; be assured that God has pardoned this and all other transgressions: so he departed from him a little way; about a mile, as the Targum, and so other Jewish writers; of this phrase; see Gill on Gen 35:16, some say a land's length, that is, about...
And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. (k) The prophet did not approve his act, but after the common manner of speech he bids him farewell.