²³ “By all means, take two talents,” said Naaman. He urged Gehazi to accept them, and then tied up the two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them ahead of Gehazi.

⁵⁴ waiting to catch him in something he might say.^(A)

⁶ A prophecy^(A) concerning the animals of the Negev:^(B)

¹⁰ Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal secretary^(A) and the high priest came, counted the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord and put it into bags.

³ Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with your servants?”

“I will,” Elisha replied.

¹⁶ The prophet answered, “As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.” And even though Naaman urged him, he refused.^(A)

¹⁷ But they persisted until he was too embarrassed^(A) to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

⁷ The king of Israel summoned all the elders^(A) of the land and said to them, “See how this man is looking for trouble!^(B) When he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, I did not refuse him.”