2 Kings 5

Now Naiman, the commander of the army of Syria, was a great man before his lord and admired in countenance, because through him the Lord had given deliverance to Syria. And the man was mighty in strength, but he was leprous.

And the Syrians went out in raiding bands and took captive from the land of Israel a little girl, and she was before Naiman's wife.

And she said to her mistress, Would that my lord were before the prophet of God who is in Samaria! Then he would take away his leprosy from him.

And she went in and reported to her own lord and said, Thus and thus spoke the girl who is from the land of Israel.

And the king of Syria said to Naiman, Come, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went and took in his hand ten talents of silver and six thousand pieces of gold and ten changes of raiment.

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now, when this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent to you Naiman my servant, and you shall take away his leprosy from him.

And it came about, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his garments and said, Am I God, to put to death and to make alive, that this man sends to me to take away a man's leprosy? But now know and see that this man is seeking a pretext against me.

And it came about, when Elisha heard that the king of Israel had torn his garments, that he sent to the king of Israel, saying, Why did you tear your garments? Let Naiman come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.

And Naiman came with horse and chariot and stood at the door of Elisha's house.

And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.

And Naiman was angry and went away and said, Behold, I said that he would come out to me and stand and call on the name of his god and lay his hand upon the place and take away the leprous part.

Are not Abana and Pharphar, rivers of Damascus, better than the Jordan and all the waters of Israel? May I not go and wash in them and be made clean? And he turned aside and went away in anger.

And his servants came near and spoke to him: The prophet has spoken a great word to you; will you not do it? How much more when he said to you, Wash and be clean.

So Naiman went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of Elisha; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was made clean.

And he returned to Elisha, he and all his company, and he came and stood and said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel; and now take a blessing from your servant.

And Elisha said, As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take it. And he pressed him to take it, but he refused.

And Naiman said, If not, then let there be given to your servant a load of a pair of mules, and you shall give me some of the red earth; for your servant will no longer offer whole burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but only to the Lord.

And may the Lord be merciful to your servant when my lord goes into the house of Remman to do obeisance there, and he leans upon my hand, and I do obeisance in the house of Remman: when he does obeisance in the house of Remman, may the Lord be merciful to your servant in this matter.

And Elisha said to Naiman, Go in peace. And he departed from him to Debratha of the land.

And Giezi, the servant of Elisha, said, Behold, my master has spared this Naiman the Syrian, not taking from his hand what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will surely run after him and take something from him.

And Giezi pursued after Naiman. And Naiman saw him running after him, and he turned back from the chariot to meet him.

And he said, Peace. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, just now two young men have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim, from the sons of the prophets. Give them, please, a talent of silver and two changes of raiment.

And Naiman said, Take two talents of silver. And he took it in two bags, and two changes of raiment, and he gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them before him.

And they came to the dark place, and he took them from their hands and stored them in the house, and he sent the men away.

And he himself went in and stood by his master. And Elisha said to him, Where from, Giezi? And Giezi said, Your servant has not gone anywhere.

And Elisha said to him, Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? And now you have taken the silver, and now you have taken the garments, and with it you shall get gardens and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and menservants and maidservants.

And the leprosy of Naiman shall cling to you and to your seed forever. And he went out from before him leprous like snow.