2 Kings 5:1-19

2 Kings 5:1-19

[1] Now Naaman,  captain  of the host  of the king  of Syria,  was a great  man  with  his master,  and honourable,  because by him the LORD  had given  deliverance  unto Syria:  he was also a mighty  man  in valour,  but he was a leper.  [2] 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.  [3] 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.  [4] And one went in,  and told  his lord,  saying,  Thus and thus said  the maid  that is of the land  of Israel.  [5] And the king  of Syria  said,  go,  and I will send  a letter  unto the king  of Israel.  and took  with him  ten  talents  of silver,  and six  thousand  pieces of gold,  and ten  changes  of raiment.  [6] 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.  [7] 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. [8] 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.  [9] So Naaman  came  with his horses  and with his chariot,  and stood  at the door  of the house  of Elisha.  [10] 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.  [11] But Naaman  was wroth,  and said,  He will surely  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.  [12] 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  in a rage.  [13] 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?  [14] 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.  [15] 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.  [16] 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.  [17] 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.  [18] 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.  [19] And he said  in peace.  from him a little  way.