2 Kings 5:10-27

2 Kings 5:10-27

[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.  [20] 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  [21] So Gehazi  followed  after  Naaman.  saw  him running  after  him, he lighted down  from the chariot  to meet  him, and said,  Is all well?  [22] 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.  [23] And Naaman  said,  Be content,  take  two talents.  And he urged  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. [24] 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,  [25] But he went in,  and stood  before his master.  And Elisha  said  comest thou, Gehazi?  And he said,  Thy servant  went  no whither.  [26] 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?  [27] 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.