1   Now was there one Naaman captaine of the hoste of the King of Aram, a great man, and honourable in the sight of his lorde, because that by him the Lorde had ^note deliuered the Aramites. He also was a mightie man and valiant, but a leper.

2   And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee ^note serued Naamans wife.

3   And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God Naaman the Syrian & Elisha. my lord were with the ^note Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.

4   And ^note he went in, and tolde his lorde, saying, Thus and thus saith the mayde that is of the land of Israel.

5   And the King of Aram sayde, Goe thy way thither, and I will send a letter vnto the King of Israel. And he departed, and ^note tooke ^note with him ten talents of siluer, and sixe thousand pieces of golde, and ten change of rayments,

6   And brought the letter to the King of Israel to this effect, Now when this letter is come vnto thee, vnderstand, that I haue sent thee Naaman my seruant, that thou maiest heale him of his leprosie.

7   And when the King of Israel had read the letter, he rent his clothes, and sayde, Am I God, to kil and to giue life, that hee doth send to mee, that I should heale a man from his leprosie? wherfore consider, I pray you, and see howe he seeketh a quarel against me.

8   But when Elisha the man of God had heard that the King of Israel had rent his clothes, hee sent vnto the King, saying, ^note Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall knowe that there is a Prophet in Israel.

9   ¶2; Then Naaman came with his horses, and with his charets, and stoode at the doore of the house of Elisha.

10   And Elisha sent a messenger vnto him, saying, Go and wash thee in Iorden seuen times, and thy flesh shall come againe to thee, and thou shalt be clensed.

11   But Naaman was ^note wroth and went away, and sayde, Beholde, I thought with my selfe, Hee will surely come out, and stande, and call on the Name of the Lorde his God and put his hand on the place, and heale the leprosie.

12   Are not Abanah and Pharpar, riuers of Damascus, better then all the waters of Israel? may I not washe mee in them, and bee cleansed? so hee turned, and departed in displeasure.

13   But his seruants came, and spake vnto him, and sayd, ^note Father, if the Prophet had commaunded thee a great thing, wouldest thou not haue done it? howe much rather then, when hee sayth to thee, Wash and be cleane?

14   Then went he downe, and ^note washed him selfe seuen times in Iorden, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came againe, like vnto þe; flesh of a litle child, & he was cleane.

15   ¶2; And hee turned againe to the man of God, hee, and all his companie, and came and stood before him, and sayd, Behold, now I knowe that there is no God in all the world, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a ^note reward of thy seruant.

16   But hee sayde, As the Lorde liueth (before whom I stand) I wil not receiue it. And he would haue c&obar;strained him to receiue it, ^note but he refused.

17   Moreouer Naaman sayde, Shall there not be giuen to thy seruant two mules loade of this earth? for thy seruant will henceforth offer neither burnt sacrifice nor offring vnto any other god, saue vnto the Lord. ^note

18   Herein the Lorde bee mercifull vnto thy seruant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon, to worship there, and leaneth on mine hand, and I bowe my selfe in the house of Rimmon: when I doe bowe downe, I say, in

Gehazi leprous. the house of Rimmon, the Lord be mercifull vnto thy seruant in this point.

19   Vnto whome he saide, ^note Goe in peace. So he departed from him about halfe a dayes iourney of grounde.

20   And Gehazi the seruant of Elisha the man of God sayde, Beholde, my master hath spared this Aramite Naaman, receiuing not those things at his hand that he brought: as the Lord liueth, I will runne after him, and take somewhat of him.

21   So Gehazi followed speedily after Naaman. And when Naaman sawe him running after him, ^note he light downe from the charet to meete him, and said, Is all well?

22   And he answered, All is well: my master hath set me, saying, Behold, there be come to me, euen nowe from mount Ephraim two yong men of the children of the Prophets: giue them, I pray thee, a talent of siluer, & two change of garm&ebar;ts.

23   And Naaman saide, Yea, take two talents: and he compelled him, and bound two talents of siluer in two bagges, with two change of garments, and gaue them vnto two of his seruants, that they might beare them before him.

24   And when he came to ^note the towre, he tooke them out of their handes, and laide them in the house, & sent away the men: & ^note they departed.

25   ¶2; Then he went in, and stoode before his master. And Elisha said vnto him, Whence commest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy seruant went no whither.

26   But he saide vnto him, ^note Went not mine heart with thee when the man turned againe fr&obar; his charet to meete thee? Is this a time to take money, and to receiue garments, ^note and oliues, and vineyardes, and sheepe, and oxen, and men seruants, and maide seruants?

27   The leprosie therefore of Naaman shall cleaue vnto thee, and ^note to thy seede for euer. And he went out from his presence a leper white as snowe.

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