II Kings 05 Naaman is Healed of Leprosy

 II Kings 05

Naaman is Healed of Leprosy

1 Now Naaman, the captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man in the sight of his master, and highly respected, for the LORD had delivered him from the Syrians. And he was a mighty man of valor, but a leper.

2 And there came out bands from Syria and from the land of Israel, and they took captive a young girl, and she ministered to Naaman's wife.

3 And she said to her mistress, Would that my master were with the prophet that is in Samaria; he would recover him of his leprosy!

4 Then Naaman went in and told his master, saying, Thus and thus said the young girl who is of the land of Israel.

5 Then the king of Syria said, Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. So he went and took ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6 And he took the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter comes to you, know that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may recover him of his leprosy.

7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man should send to me to recover a man of his leprosy? therefore, I pray you, mark, and see that he seeks an occasion against me.

8 And it came to pass, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come 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 Elisha's house.

 10 Then 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.” 

11 But Naaman was very angry and went away, saying, “Behold, I thought to myself, ‘He will surely come out and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and heal the leper. 

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, 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 a rage. 

13 Then his servants came near and spoke to him, saying, “My father, if the prophet had told you something great, would you not have done it? How much more, when he said to you, ‘Wash and be clean.’ ” 

14 Then he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh returned like the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean. 

15 Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him and said, "Behold, I have learned that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing from thy servant." 

16 But he said, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not take it." And he urged him to take it, but he refused. 

17 And Naaman said, "Be it so; nevertheless, let thy servant be given a yoke of earth, for thy servant will no more offer burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but to the LORD." 

18 In this matter may the Lord forgive your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I also have to bow down in the house of Rimmon; when I bow down in this way in the house of Rimmon, may the Lord forgive your servant in this matter.

19 And he said to him, "Go in peace." And he went a little way from him.