Verse
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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.
Now Naaman, captain
of the host
of the king of Syria
, was a great man with
his master,
and honorable
, because
by
him the LORD had given deliverance
unto
Syria:
he was also
a mighty man in
valor, but he was a leper.
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
the Syrians
had gone out by
companies,
and had brought
away
captive
out
of
the land of Israel a
little
maid;
and she waited
on
Naaman's
wife.
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
she said unto
her mistress, Would God
my
lord
were
with
the prophet that
is in Samaria !
for
he would recover
him of his leprosy.
And Naaman
went and told his master
what
the girl
from
the land of Israel had
said
.
And one
went in,
and told his lord,
saying,
Thus
and
thus
said
the maid
that
is
of
the land of Israel.
“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
the king of Syria
said
, Go
to,
go,
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
.
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 he
brought
the letter to the king of Israel ,
saying,
Now
when
this letter is
come
unto
thee,
behold,
I have
therewith
sent
Naaman
my servant to
thee
, that thou
mayest
recover
him of his leprosy.
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
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
? wherefore
consider,
I
pray
you ,
and
see how
he seeketh
a quarrel against
me .
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. ”
And
it
was
so,
when Elisha the man of God had
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.
So Naaman came with his horses and chariots
and stood at the door of Elisha’s
house.
So Naaman came with his horses and with
his
chariot,
and stood at the door of the
house of
Elisha
.
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. ”
And
Elisha sent a messenger unto
him
, saying
, Go and wash in Jordan seven
times
, and thy
flesh shall
come
again
to
thee
, and thou
shalt
be clean.
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
.
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 the LORD his God, and strike
his hand over the place,
and
recover
the
leper
.
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.
Are not Abana
and Pharpar, 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.
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’
? ”
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
?
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.
Then
went he
down ,
and dipped himself seven times in
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.
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. ”
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 blessing
of
thy
servant.
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.
But he
said
, As the LORD liveth
, before whom I stand, I will receive
none
. And he
urged him to take
it ;
but
he refused.
“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.
And
Naaman said
, Shall
there
not
then
, I
pray
thee
, 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
the LORD.
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
. ”
In
this
thing
the LORD pardon
thy
servant ,
that
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
down myself
in the house
of Rimmon, the LORD pardon
thy
servant in this thing
.
“
Go in peace ,”
said
Elisha
. But
after
Naaman
had
traveled
a short
distance,
And
he
said
unto
him,
Go in peace. So
he
departed
from
him
a little
way.
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. ”
But
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold
, my master hath
spared Naaman this
Syrian
, in
not receiving
at
his
hands
that
which
he brought :
but,
as the LORD liveth
, I will run after him ,
and take
somewhat
of
him.
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
? ”
So Gehazi followed
after
Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after
him, he lighted
down from the chariot to meet him ,
and said
, Is all well
?
“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
he
said
, All
is
well
. My master hath
sent me, saying,
Behold,
even
now there
be
come
to
me
from
mount
Ephraim
two young men of
the sons of the prophets :
give them ,
I
pray
thee,
a talent of silver ,
and two changes
of garments
.
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
Naaman said
, Be
content
, take two talents. And he urged him,
and
bound
two talents of silver in two bags ,
with two changes
of garments,
and laid
them upon
two of his servants ;
and
they
bare
them before
him
.
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.
And
when he
came to the tower
, he took them
from their
hand,
and bestowed
them in the house :
and
he let
the men go
, and they departed.
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
.
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
.
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?
And
he
said
unto
him, Went
not mine
heart
with thee,
when the man turned
again
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
menservants ,
and maidservants?
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.
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.
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