In the story from the Book of Kings about Naaman and Elisha, R. Weiner does not mention whether Naaman will be put to death if he refuses to bend down with his king before the idol. I assume this is the case. But how much certainty about an ensuing death does a non-Jew need in order to break a commandment in order to possibly save his life?

Could it not be whether he may possible just lose his job as minister or be thrown in jail? Would these constitute reasons enough to break the commandment? In any case, is it not true that a non-Jew is not liable for performing Avodat Zara if he is doing it as a servant for his master? In any case, if he does not accept the idol as a deity he is not liable, right?

Also, can he not bend down facing a different direction and evade the problem altogether, in the same way as one can bend down to pick up something before an idol if he does so in a way which can not be construed as bowing down to it?