Verse 16
2 Kings 5:16
New Living Translation
16
But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts.” And though Naaman urged him to take the gift, Elisha refused.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר עָמַ֥דְתִּי לְ/פָנָ֖י/ו אִם אֶקָּ֑ח וַ/יִּפְצַר בּ֥/וֹ לָ/קַ֖חַת וַ/יְמָאֵֽן
English Translation
And he said, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, if I take, and he pleads with me to take, I will refuse."
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Chapter 5 Context
1
The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the...
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2
At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young gi...
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3
One day the girl said to her mistress, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He...
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4
So Naaman told the king what the young girl from Israel had said.
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5
“Go and visit the prophet,” the king of Aram told him. “I will send a letter of introduction for you...
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6
The letter to the king of Israel said: “With this letter I present my servant Naaman. I want you to...
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7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “Am I God (Elohim),...
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8
But when Elisha, the man of God (Elohim), heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes in dism...
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9
So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha’s house.
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10
But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: “Go and wash yourself seven times in the J...
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11
But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he sai...
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12
Aren’t the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than any of the rivers of Israel? W...
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13
But his officers tried to reason with him and said, “Sir, if the prophet had told you to do somethin...
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14
So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God (Elohim) h...
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15
Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God (Elohim). They stood before him, a...
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16
But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts.” And th...
17
Then Naaman said, “All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place...
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18
However, may the LORD pardon me in this one thing: When my master the king goes into the temple of t...
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19
“Go in peace,” Elisha said. So Naaman started home again.
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20
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God (Elohim), said to himself, “My master should not h...
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21
So Gehazi set off after Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his c...
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22
“Yes,” Gehazi said, “but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill cou...
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23
“By all means, take twice as much silver,” Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied u...
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24
But when they arrived at the citadel, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back....
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25
When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” “I haven’t been anyw...
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26
But Elisha asked him, “Don’t you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from hi...
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27
Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” Whe...
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