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2 Kings 5:19-27
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19 And he said to him, “(A)Go in peace.” So he went from him some distance.

20 Then (B)Gehazi, the young man of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, [a]by not receiving from his hands what he brought. (C)As Yahweh lives, I will run after him and take something from him.” 21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And Naaman saw one running after him, so he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all at peace?” 22 And he said, “(D)All is at peace. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from (E)the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and (F)two changes of clothes.’” 23 Then Naaman said, “(G)Be pleased to take two talents.” And he urged him and bound two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of clothes and gave them to two of his young men; and they carried them before him. 24 So he came to the [b]hill, and he took them from their hand and (H)deposited them in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they departed. 25 But he came in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “(I)Your servant went nowhere.”

26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? (J)Is it a time to receive money and to receive clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female slaves? 27 Thus the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your seed forever.” So he went out from his presence (K)a leper as white as snow.

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  1. 2 Kings 5:20 Lit from
  2. 2 Kings 5:24 Heb ophel
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2 Kings 5:19-27
International Standard Version

19 “Go in peace,” he said. So Naaman[a] left.

After Naaman had gone only a short distance, 20 Gehazi, the attendant to Elisha, the man of God, told himself, “Look how my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman! He declined to take from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I’m going to run after him and get something from him.” 21 So Gehazi ran after Naaman.

When Naaman noticed someone running after him, he came down from his chariot, greeted him and asked, “Is everything all right?”[b]

22 Gehazi said, “Everything’s all right. My master sent me to tell you, ‘Just now two men from the Guild of Prophets have arrived from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them each a talent[c] of silver bullion and two sets[d] of clothes.’”

23 But Naaman said, “Please accept my invitation to take two talents[e] of silver.” He urged him, binding two talents[f] of silver in two bags, along with two sets of clothes. He placed them in the care of two of his young men, and they went on ahead of Gehazi.[g] 24 When he arrived at the stronghold, Gehazi[h] took the bags from their custody and hid them away in the house. Then he sent the men away and they left.

25 Later he went to address[i] his master. Elisha asked him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?”

“Your servant went nowhere in particular,” he said.

26 But Elisha[j] responded, “Didn’t my heart break[k] as the man was turning from his chariot to greet you? Is now the time to receive money? To receive clothes? And olive groves, vineyards, sheep, oxen, servants, or female attendants? 27 Naaman’s leprosy will plague you and your descendants forever!” As he left Elisha’s presence, he was infected with leprosy that looked like white snow.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 5:19 Lit. he
  2. 2 Kings 5:21 Lit. Peace; i.e. a general statement of good will; and so through v. 26
  3. 2 Kings 5:22 I.e. about 75 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  4. 2 Kings 5:22 So MT; LXX reads changes
  5. 2 Kings 5:23 The Heb. is dual; i.e. about 150 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  6. 2 Kings 5:23 The Heb. is dual; i.e. about 150 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  7. 2 Kings 5:23 Lit. him
  8. 2 Kings 5:24 Lit. he
  9. 2 Kings 5:25 Or to stand before
  10. 2 Kings 5:26 Lit. he
  11. 2 Kings 5:26 Lit. go
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