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¹⁹He said to him, ‘Go in peace.’

Gehazi’s Greed

But when Naaman had gone from him a short distance, ²⁰Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, ‘My master has let that Aramean Naaman off too lightly by not accepting from him what he offered. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something out of him.’ ²¹So Gehazi went after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he jumped down from the chariot to meet him and said, ‘Is everything all right?’ ²²He replied, ‘Yes, but my master has sent me to say, “Two members of a company of prophets^* have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim; please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.” ’ ²³Naaman said, ‘Please accept two talents.’ He urged him, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them in front of Gehazi.^{* 24}When he came to the citadel, he took the bags^* from them, and stored them inside; he dismissed the men, and they left.

25 He went in and stood before his master; and Elisha said to him, ‘Where have you been, Gehazi?’ He answered, ‘Your servant has not gone anywhere at all.’ ²⁶But he said to him, ‘Did I not go with you in spirit when someone left his chariot to meet you? Is this a time to accept money and to accept clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves? ²⁷Therefore the leprosy^* of Naaman shall cling to you, and to your descendants for ever.’ So he left his presence leprous,^* as white as snow.