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2 Kings 5 (WEBP)

[1] Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria; he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
[2] The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little girl, and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
[3] She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
[4] Someone went in and told his lord, saying, “The girl who is from the land of Israel said this.”
[5] The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
[6] He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.”
[7] When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”
[8] It was so, 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 now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
[9] So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
[10] Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.”
[11] But Naaman was angry, and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
[12] Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
[13] His servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”
[14] Then went he down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
[15] He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”
[16] But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.
[17] Naaman said, “If not, then, please let two mules’ load of earth be given to your servant; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.
[18] In this thing may Yahweh pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon. When I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Yahweh pardon your servant in this thing.”
[19] He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
[20] But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
[21] So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?”
[22] He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’ ”
[23] Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants; and they carried them before him.
[24] When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stored them in the house. Then he let the men go, and they departed.
[25] But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”
[26] He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and cattle, and male servants and female servants?
[27] Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.

2 Kings 5:5 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
2 Kings 5:22 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
2 Kings 5:27 or, seed

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 5 (KJVS)

[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 to, () go, () and I will send () a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, () 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 went away, () and said, () Behold, I thought, () He will surely () come out () 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 () and went away () 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 () unto him, Go () in peace. So he departed () 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 of him.
[21] So Gehazi followed () after Naaman. And when 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 () him, and bound () 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, () and they departed. ()
[25] But he went in, () and stood () before his master. And Elisha said () unto him, Whence 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.

2 Kings 5:1a Heb. before
2 Kings 5:1b Or, victory
2 Kings 5:2 Heb. was before
2 Kings 5:3a Heb. before
2 Kings 5:3b gather in
2 Kings 5:5 Heb. in his hand
2 Kings 5:11a Heb. said. Or, I said with myself, He will surely come out etc.
2 Kings 5:11b Heb. move up and down
2 Kings 5:12 Or, Amana
2 Kings 5:19 Heb. a little piece of ground
2 Kings 5:21 Heb. Is there peace?
2 Kings 5:24 Or, secret place
2 Kings 5:25 Heb. not hither or thither

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 5 (BYZ)

[1] και ναιμαν ο αρχων της δυναμεως συριας ην ανηρ μεγας ενωπιον του κυριου αυτου και τεθαυμασμενος προσωπω οτι εν αυτω εδωκεν κυριος σωτηριαν συρια και ο ανηρ ην δυνατος ισχυι λελεπρωμενος
[2] και συρια εξηλθον μονοζωνοι και ηχμαλωτευσαν εκ γης ισραηλ νεανιδα μικραν και ην ενωπιον της γυναικος ναιμαν
[3] η δε ειπεν τη κυρια αυτης οφελον ο κυριος μου ενωπιον του προφητου του θεου του εν σαμαρεια τοτε αποσυναξει αυτον απο της λεπρας αυτου
[4] και εισηλθεν και απηγγειλεν τω κυριω εαυτης και ειπεν ουτως και ουτως ελαλησεν η νεανις η εκ γης ισραηλ
[5] και ειπεν βασιλευς συριας προς ναιμαν δευρο εισελθε και εξαποστελω βιβλιον προς βασιλεα ισραηλ και επορευθη και ελαβεν εν τη χειρι αυτου δεκα ταλαντα αργυριου και εξακισχιλιους χρυσους και δεκα αλλασσομενας στολας
[6] και ηνεγκεν το βιβλιον προς τον βασιλεα ισραηλ λεγων και νυν ως αν ελθη το βιβλιον τουτο προς σε ιδου απεστειλα προς σε ναιμαν τον δουλον μου και αποσυναξεις αυτον απο της λεπρας αυτου
[7] και εγενετο ως ανεγνω βασιλευς ισραηλ το βιβλιον διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου και ειπεν μη θεος εγω του θανατωσαι και ζωοποιησαι οτι ουτος αποστελλει προς με αποσυναξαι ανδρα απο της λεπρας αυτου οτι πλην γνωτε δη και ιδετε οτι προφασιζεται ουτος με
[8] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ελισαιε οτι διερρηξεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ τα ιματια εαυτου και απεστειλεν προς τον βασιλεα ισραηλ λεγων ινα τι διερρηξας τα ιματια σου ελθετω δη προς με ναιμαν και γνωτω οτι εστιν προφητης εν ισραηλ
[9] και ηλθεν ναιμαν εν ιππω και αρματι και εστη επι θυρας οικου ελισαιε
[10] και απεστειλεν ελισαιε αγγελον προς αυτον λεγων πορευθεις λουσαι επτακις εν τω ιορδανη και επιστρεψει η σαρξ σου σοι και καθαρισθηση
[11] και εθυμωθη ναιμαν και απηλθεν και ειπεν ιδου δη ελεγον οτι εξελευσεται προς με και στησεται και επικαλεσεται εν ονοματι θεου αυτου και επιθησει την χειρα αυτου επι τον τοπον και αποσυναξει το λεπρον
[12] ουχι αγαθος αβανα και φαρφαρ ποταμοι δαμασκου υπερ ιορδανην και παντα τα υδατα ισραηλ ουχι πορευθεις λουσομαι εν αυτοις και καθαρισθησομαι και εξεκλινεν και απηλθεν εν θυμω
[13] και ηγγισαν οι παιδες αυτου και ελαλησαν προς αυτον μεγαν λογον ελαλησεν ο προφητης προς σε ουχι ποιησεις και οτι ειπεν προς σε λουσαι και καθαρισθητι
[14] και κατεβη ναιμαν και εβαπτισατο εν τω ιορδανη επτακι κατα το ρημα ελισαιε και επεστρεψεν η σαρξ αυτου ως σαρξ παιδαριου μικρου και εκαθαρισθη
[15] και επεστρεψεν προς ελισαιε αυτος και πασα η παρεμβολη αυτου και ηλθεν και εστη και ειπεν ιδου δη εγνωκα οτι ουκ εστιν θεος εν παση τη γη οτι αλλ η εν τω ισραηλ και νυν λαβε την ευλογιαν παρα του δουλου σου
[16] και ειπεν ελισαιε ζη κυριος ω παρεστην ενωπιον αυτου ει λημψομαι και παρεβιασατο αυτον λαβειν και ηπειθησεν
[17] και ειπεν ναιμαν και ει μη δοθητω δη τω δουλω σου γομος ζευγους ημιονων και συ μοι δωσεις εκ της γης της πυρρας οτι ου ποιησει ετι ο δουλος σου ολοκαυτωμα και θυσιασμα θεοις ετεροις αλλ η τω κυριω μονω
[18] και ιλασεται κυριος τω δουλω σου εν τω εισπορευεσθαι τον κυριον μου εις οικον ρεμμαν προσκυνησαι αυτον και επαναπαυσεται επι της χειρος μου και προσκυνησω εν οικω ρεμμαν εν τω προσκυνειν αυτον εν οικω ρεμμαν και ιλασεται δη κυριος τω δουλω σου εν τω λογω τουτω
[19] και ειπεν ελισαιε προς ναιμαν δευρο εις ειρηνην και απηλθεν απ αυτου εις δεβραθα της γης
[20] και ειπεν γιεζι το παιδαριον ελισαιε ιδου εφεισατο ο κυριος μου του ναιμαν του συρου τουτου του μη λαβειν εκ χειρος αυτου α ενηνοχεν ζη κυριος οτι ει μη δραμουμαι οπισω αυτου και λημψομαι παρ αυτου τι
[21] και εδιωξε γιεζι οπισω του ναιμαν και ειδεν αυτον ναιμαν τρεχοντα οπισω αυτου και επεστρεψεν απο του αρματος εις απαντην αυτου
[22] και ειπεν ειρηνη ο κυριος μου απεστειλεν με λεγων ιδου νυν ηλθον προς με δυο παιδαρια εξ ορους εφραιμ απο των υιων των προφητων δος δη αυτοις ταλαντον αργυριου και δυο αλλασσομενας στολας
[23] και ειπεν ναιμαν λαβε διταλαντον αργυριου και ελαβεν εν δυσι θυλακοις και δυο αλλασσομενας στολας και εδωκεν επι δυο παιδαρια αυτου και ηραν εμπροσθεν αυτου
[24] και ηλθον εις το σκοτεινον και ελαβεν εκ των χειρων αυτων και παρεθετο εν οικω και εξαπεστειλεν τους ανδρας
[25] και αυτος εισηλθεν και παρειστηκει προς τον κυριον αυτου και ειπεν προς αυτον ελισαιε ποθεν γιεζι και ειπεν γιεζι ου πεπορευται ο δουλος σου ενθα και ενθα
[26] και ειπεν προς αυτον ελισαιε ουχι η καρδια μου επορευθη μετα σου οτε επεστρεψεν ο ανηρ απο του αρματος εις συναντην σοι και νυν ελαβες το αργυριον και νυν ελαβες τα ιματια και λημψη εν αυτω κηπους και ελαιωνας και αμπελωνας και προβατα και βοας και παιδας και παιδισκας
[27] και η λεπρα ναιμαν κολληθησεται εν σοι και εν τω σπερματι σου εις τον αιωνα και εξηλθεν εκ προσωπου αυτου λελεπρωμενος ωσει χιων