2 Kings 5 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Naaman Cleaned from Leprosy

Now Naaman^H5283, commander^H8269 of the army^H6635 of the king^H4428 of Aram^H758, was a great^H1419 man^H376 [fn]with his master^H113, and [fn]highly^H5375^H6440 respected^H5375^H6440, because^H3588 by him Yahweh^H3068 had given^H5414 salvation^H8668 to Aram^H758. The man^H376 was also a mighty^H1368 man^H1368 of valor^H2428, but he was a leper^H6879.

2Ki 5:2

2Ki 5:2Now the Arameans had gone out in marauding bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she [fn]waited on Naaman’s wife.

2Ki 5:3

2Ki 5:3And she said to her mistress, “I wish that my master were before the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”

2Ki 5:4

2Ki 5:4Then [fn]Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “Thus and thus spoke the girl who is from the land of Israel.”

2Ki 5:5

2Ki 5:5Then the king of Aram said, “Go [fn]now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he went and took in his hand [fn]ten talents of silver and [fn]six thousand shekels of gold and ten changes of clothes.

2Ki 5:6

And he brought^H935 the letter^H5612 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559,

“So now^H6258 as this^H2088 letter^H5612 comes^H935 to you, behold^H2009, I have sent^H7971 Naaman^H5283 my servant^H5650 to you, that you may cure^H622 him of his leprosy^H6883.”

2Ki 5:7

Now it happened that when the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 read^H7121 the letter^H5612, he tore^H7167 his clothes^H899 and said^H559, “Am I God^H430, to put^H4191 to^H4191 death^H4191 and to make^H2421 alive^H2421, that this^H2088 man is sending^H7971 word to me to cure^H622 a man^H376 of his leprosy^H6883? But know^H3045 now^H4994, and see^H7200 how^H3588 he is seeking^H579 [fn]a^H579 quarrel^H579 against me.”

2Ki 5:8

Now it happened^H1961 when Elisha^H477 the man^H376 of God^H430 heard^H8085 that the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 had torn^H7167 his clothes^H899, that he sent^H7971 word to the king^H4428, saying^H559, “Why^H4100 have you torn^H7167 your clothes^H899? Now^H4994 let him come^H935 to me, and he shall know^H3045 that there^H3426 is^H3426 a prophet^H5030 in Israel^H3478.”

2Ki 5:9

2Ki 5:9So Naaman came with his horses and his chariots and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha.

2Ki 5:10

2Ki 5:10And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored to you and you will be clean.”

2Ki 5:11

2Ki 5:11But Naaman was furious and went away and said, “Behold, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.’

2Ki 5:12

2Ki 5:12“Are not [fn]Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in wrath.

2Ki 5:13

2Ki 5:13Then his servants approached and spoke to him and said, “My father, had the prophet spoken with you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”

2Ki 5:14

2Ki 5:14So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy and he was clean.

Gehazi’s Leprosy

2Ki 5:15

Then he returned^H7725 to the man^H376 of God^H430 [fn]with all^H3605 his camp^H4264, and came^H935 and stood^H5975 before^H6440 him, and said^H559, “Behold^H2009 now^H4994, I know^H3045 that there^H369 is^H369 no^H369 God^H430 in all^H3605 the earth^H776, but in Israel^H3478; so now^H6258 please^H4994 take^H3947 a blessing^H1293 from your servant^H5650.”

2Ki 5:16

2Ki 5:16But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will take nothing.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

2Ki 5:17

2Ki 5:17So Naaman said, “If not, please let your servant at least be given two mules’ load of earth; for your servant will no longer offer burnt offering nor will he sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.

2Ki 5:18

2Ki 5:18“In this matter may Yahweh pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, Yahweh pardon your servant in this matter.”

2Ki 5:19

2Ki 5:19And he said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went from him some distance.

2Ki 5:20

Then Gehazi^H1522, the young^H5288 man^H5288 of Elisha^H477 the man^H376 of God^H430, said^H559 to himself, “Behold^H2009, my master^H113 has spared^H2820 this^H2088 Naaman^H5283 the Aramean^H761, [fn]by not receiving^H3947 from his hands^H3027 what^H834 he brought^H935. As Yahweh^H3068 lives^H2416, I will run^H7323 after^H310 him and take^H3947 something^H3972 from him.”

2Ki 5:21

2Ki 5:21So 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?”

2Ki 5:22

2Ki 5:22And he said, “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 the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes.’”

2Ki 5:23

2Ki 5:23Then 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 clothes and gave them to two of his young men; and they carried them before him.

2Ki 5:24

2Ki 5:24So he came to the [fn]hill, and he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they departed.

2Ki 5:25

2Ki 5:25But he came in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant went nowhere.”

2Ki 5:26

Then he said^H559 to him, “Did not my heart^H3820 go^H1980 with you, when^H834 the man^H376 turned^H2015 from his chariot^H4818 to meet^H7122 you? Is it a time^H6256 to receive^H3947 money^H3701 and to receive^H3947 clothes^H899 and olive^H2132 groves^H2132 and vineyards^H3754 and sheep^H6629 and oxen^H1241 and male^H5650 and female^H8198 slaves^H8198?