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would heal him of his leprosy.” And Naaman 17 So Naaman said, “Then, if not, please let
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went in and told his master, saying, “Thus and your servant be given two mule-loads of earth;
thus said the girl who is from the land of Israel.” for your servant will no longer offer either
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Then the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but to
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will send a letter to the king of Israel.” the LORD. Yet in this thing may the LORD par-
So he departed and took with him ten tal- don your servant: when my master goes into
ents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and
ten changes of clothing. Then he brought the
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letter to the king of Israel, which said,
Now be advised, when this letter 5:17 two mule-loads of earth. In the ancient
comes to you, that I have sent Naaman Near East, it was thought that a god could be
my servant to you, that you may heal worshiped only on the soil of the nation to
him of his leprosy. which he was bound. Therefore, Naaman
wanted a load of Israelite soil on which to
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And it happened, when the king of Israel read make burnt offerings and sacrifices to the Lord
the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, when he returned to Damascus. This request
“Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man confirmed how Naaman had changed—
sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? whereas he had previously disparaged Israel’s
Therefore please consider, and see how he river, now he wanted to take a pile of Israel’s
seeks a quarrel with me.” soil to Damascus.
So it was, when Elisha the man of God
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heard that the king of Israel had torn his
clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he
have you torn your clothes? Please let him leans on my hand, and I bow down in the tem-
come to me, and he shall know that there is a ple of Rimmon—when I bow down in the
prophet in Israel.” temple of Rimmon, may the LORD please par-
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Then Naaman went with his horses and don your servant in this thing.”
chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha’s 19 Then he said to him, “Go in peace.” So he
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house. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, departed from him a short distance.
saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man
times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, of God, said, “Look, my master has spared
and you shall be clean.” But Naaman became Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from
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furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I his hands what he brought; but as the LORD
said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, lives, I will run after him and take something
and stand and call on the name of the LORD his from him.” So Gehazi pursued Naaman.
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God, and wave his hand over the place, and When Naaman saw him running after him, he
heal the leprosy.’ Are not the Abanah and the got down from the chariot to meet him, and
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Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than said, “Is all well?”
all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in 22 And he said, “All is well. My master has
them and be clean?” So he turned and went sent me, saying, ‘Indeed, just now two young
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away in a rage. And his servants came near men of the sons of the prophets have come to
and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the me from the mountains of Ephraim. Please
prophet had told you to do something great, give them a talent of silver and two changes of
would you not have done it? How much more garments.’ ”
then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be 23 So Naaman said, “Please, take two talents.”
clean’?” So he went down and dipped seven And he urged him, and bound two talents of
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times in the Jordan, according to the saying of silver in two bags, with two changes of gar-
the man of God; and his flesh was restored ments, and handed them to two of his ser-
like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. vants; and they carried them on ahead of him.
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And he returned to the man of God, he and When he came to the citadel, he took them
all his aides, and came and stood before him; from their hand, and stored them away in the
and he said, “Indeed, now I know that there is house; then he let the men go, and they
no God in all the earth, except in Israel; now departed. Now he went in and stood before
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therefore, please take a gift from your ser- his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you
vant.” go, Gehazi?”
But he said, “As the LORD lives, before And he said, “Your servant did not go any-
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whom I stand, I will receive nothing.” And he where.”
urged him to take it, but he refused. 26 Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go
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