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American Standard Version
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Now Naaman, captain
of the host
of the king of Syria
, was a great man with
his master,
and honorable
, because
by
him Jehovah
had given victory unto
Syria:
he was also
a mighty man of valor, `
but he was '
a leper.
Now Naaman, the
commander
of the army
of the king of Aram
, was a great man in
his master’s
sight
and highly
regarded
, for
through
him the
LORD
had given victory to
Aram.
And
he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
And
the Syrians
had gone out in bands ,
and had brought
away
captive
out
of
the land of Israel a
little
maiden;
and she waited
on
Naaman's
wife.
At
this
time
the Arameans
had gone out in bands and had taken
a
young
girl
from
the land of Israel ,
and she was
serving
Naaman’s
wife.
And
she said unto
her mistress, Would
that
my lord
were
with
the prophet that
is in Samaria !
then
would
he recover
him of his leprosy.
She said to
her mistress, “If
only
my master
would
go
to
the prophet who
is in Samaria ,
he would
cure
him of his leprosy. ”
And one
went in,
and told his lord,
saying,
Thus
and
thus
said
the maiden
that
is
of
the land of Israel.
And Naaman
went and told his master
what
the girl
from
the land of Israel had
said
.
And
the king of Syria
said,
Go
now
, and I will send a letter unto
the king of Israel. And
he
departed, and
took
with him ten talents of silver, and
six thousand `pieces'
of gold, and ten changes
of raiment
.
“Go
now,”
said
the king of Aram
, “
and I will send you
with
a letter to
the king of Israel. ”
So
Naaman
departed, taking
with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels
of gold, and ten sets
of clothing
.
And he
brought
the letter to the king of Israel ,
saying,
And
now
when
this letter is
come
unto
thee,
behold,
I have
sent
Naaman
my servant to
thee
, that thou
mayest
recover
him of his leprosy.
And the letter that
he
took
to the king of Israel stated:
“With
this letter I am
sending
my servant Naaman
, so
that you
may
cure
him of his leprosy. ”
And
it
came
to
pass,
when the king of Israel had
read the letter, that
he rent
his clothes ,
and said
, Am I God, to
kill
and to
make
alive
, that this man doth
send
unto
me to recover
a man
of
his
leprosy
? but
consider,
I
pray
you ,
and
see how
he seeketh
a quarrel against
me .
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore
his clothes and asked
, “
Am I God, killing
and giving
life
, that this man expects
me to cure
a leper
? Surely
you can
see that
he is
seeking
a quarrel with
me !”
And
it
was
so,
when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent
his clothes, that
he sent to the king ,
saying,
Wherefore
hast
thou
rent
thy
clothes? let him
come now
to me, and he shall
know that there is a prophet in Israel.
Now
when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn
his clothes, he sent a
message
to the king :
“Why
have
you
torn
your
clothes? Please
let the
man
come to me, and he will
know that there is a prophet in Israel. ”
So Naaman came with his horses and with
his
chariots ,
and stood at the door of the
house of
Elisha
.
So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s
house.
And
Elisha sent a messenger unto
him
, saying
, Go and wash in the Jordan seven
times
, and thy
flesh shall
come
again
to
thee
, and thou
shalt
be clean.
Then
Elisha sent him
a messenger, who
said
, “
Go and wash yourself
seven
times
in the Jordan, and your
flesh will
be
restored
, and you
will
be clean. ”
But Naaman was
wroth,
and
went away ,
and
said
, Behold
, I thought ,
He will
surely come out to
me
, and
stand ,
and call on the name of Jehovah
his God, and wave his hand over the place,
and
recover
the
leper
.
But Naaman went away angry
, saying
, “
I thought that
he would
surely come out, stand and call on the name of the
LORD
his God, and wave his hand over the spot
to
cure
my
leprosy
.
Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may
I not wash
in them ,
and be
clean
? So he turned and went away in a rage.
Are not the
Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could
I not have
washed
in them and been
cleansed
? ”
So he turned and went away in a rage.
And
his
servants came
near
, and
spake
unto
him
, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid
thee
do some great thing, wouldest
thou
not have done it? how much rather
then, when he saith
to
thee
, Wash ,
and be clean
?
Naaman’s
servants, however
, approached
him
and said, “
My father, if the prophet had told
you
to
do some great thing, would
you
not have done it? How much more,
then, when he tells
you
, ‘
Wash and be cleansed’
? ”
Then
went he
down ,
and dipped `
himself '
seven
times
in the Jordan, according to the saying
of the man of God ;
and his flesh came
again
like unto
the
flesh
of a little child, and he was clean.
So
Naaman
went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven
times
, according to the word
of the man of God ,
and his flesh was
restored
and
became
like that
of a little child, and he was clean.
And he
returned
to the man of God, he
and
all
his
company,
and
came,
and
stood before him ;
and he
said
, Behold
now ,
I know that there is no God in all the earth ,
but
in Israel :
now
therefore,
I
pray
thee,
take
a present
of
thy
servant.
Then
Naaman
and all
his
attendants
went
back
to the man of God, stood before him ,
and declared
, “
Now I know for
sure
that there is no God in all the earth except
in Israel .
So
please
accept
a gift
from
your
servant. ”
But he
said
, As Jehovah
liveth
, before whom I stand, I will receive
none
. And he
urged him to take
it ;
but
he refused.
But Elisha
replied
, “
As surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, before whom I stand, I will not
accept
it
. ”
And although
Naaman
urged him to accept
it ,
he refused.
And
Naaman
said,
If not, yet,
I
pray
thee
, let there
be given to
thy
servant
two
mules'
burden
of earth;
for thy
servant will henceforth
offer
neither
burnt -
offering nor
sacrifice unto
other gods,
but unto
Jehovah
.
“
If you
will
not, ”
said
Naaman
, “please
let me,
your
servant,
be given as
much
soil
as
a
pair
of mules
can
carry.
For your
servant will never
again
make
a
burnt offering or
a
sacrifice to
any
other god
but the
LORD
.
In
this thing Jehovah
pardon
thy
servant
: when my master goeth
into the house
of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth
on my hand
, and I bow myself
in the house
of Rimmon, when
I
bow
myself
in
the house
of
Rimmon,
Jehovah
pardon
thy
servant in this thing
.
Yet
may
the
LORD
forgive
your
servant
this one
thing: When my master goes
into the temple
of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans
on my arm
, and I bow down
in the temple
of Rimmon, may
the LORD
forgive
your
servant in this matter
. ”
And
he
said
unto
him,
Go in peace. So
he
departed
from
him
a little
way.
“
Go in peace ,”
said
Elisha
. But
after
Naaman
had
traveled
a short
distance,
But
Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold
, my master hath
spared this Naaman the
Syrian
, in
not receiving
at
his
hands
that
which
he brought :
as Jehovah
liveth
, I will run after him ,
and take
somewhat
of
him.
Gehazi ,
the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look
, my master has
spared this Aramean,
Naaman, while
not accepting
what
he brought .
As surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, I will run after him and get
something
from
him. ”
So Gehazi followed
after
Naaman. And when Naaman saw one
running after
him, he alighted
from the chariot to meet him ,
and said
, Is all well
?
So Gehazi pursued
Naaman. And when Naaman saw him
running toward
him, he got
down
from the chariot to meet him and asked
, “
Is everything
all right
? ”
And
he
said,
All
is well
. My master hath
sent me ,
saying,
Behold
, even
now there
are
come to me from the hill -
country of Ephraim two
young
men
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets;
give them ,
I
pray
thee,
a talent of silver ,
and two changes
of raiment
.
“Everything
is all
right,”
Gehazi
replied
. “
My master has
sent me to
say
, ‘I
have
just
now discovered
that
two
young
men
from
the
sons
of
the
prophets
have
come to me from the hill country of Ephraim .
Please
give them a talent of silver and two sets
of clothing
. ’”
And
Naaman said
, Be
pleased
to
take two talents. And he urged him,
and
bound
two talents of silver in two bags ,
with two changes
of raiment,
and laid
them upon
two of his servants ;
and
they
bare
them before
him
.
But
Naaman insisted
, “Please,
take two talents. ”
And he urged Gehazi
to
accept
them.
Then
he
tied
up
two talents of silver in two bags along
with two sets
of clothing
and gave
them to
two of his servants ,
who
carried
them ahead
of
Gehazi
.
And
when he
came to the hill, he took them
from their
hand,
and bestowed
them in the house ;
and
he let
the men go
, and they departed.
When Gehazi
came to the hill, he took the
gifts
from the
servants
and stored
them in the house .
Then
he dismissed
the men, and they departed.
But
he
went in ,
and stood before his master .
And
Elisha said
unto
him, Whence
comest
thou,
Gehazi ?
And
he
said
, Thy
servant went
no
whither
.
When
Gehazi
went in and stood before his master ,
Elisha asked
him, “
Gehazi, where
have
you
been?”
“Your
servant did
not
go
anywhere,”
he
replied
.
And
he
said
unto
him, Went
not my heart
`
with thee',
when the man turned
from his chariot to meet thee
? Is it
a
time to receive
money ,
and to
receive
garments
, and
oliveyards
and vineyards, and
sheep and oxen, and
men-servants
and maid-servants
?
But
Elisha
questioned
him, “Did
not my spirit
go
with you
when the man got
down
from his chariot to meet you
? Is this
the
time to accept
money and clothing
, olive
groves
and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants
and maidservants
?
The leprosy therefore
of Naaman shall
cleave
unto
thee,
and unto
thy
seed
for
ever.
And he
went
out
from
his presence a
leper
`
as white '
as snow.
Therefore,
the leprosy of Naaman will
cling
to
you
and your
descendants
forever!”
And as
Gehazi
left
his presence ,
he
was
leprous—
as white as snow.
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