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Now Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff on the boy's face, but there was no sound or response. So he returned to meet him and told him, saying, "The boy has not awakened."

So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to Yahweh.

Then he called Gehazi and said, "Call this Shunammite." So he called her. Then she came in to him, and he said, "Take up your son."

So they poured it out for the men to eat. And it happened that as they were eating of the stew, they cried out and said, "O man of God, there is death in the pot." And they were unable to eat.

So he gave it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.

Then the king of Aram said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he went and took in his hand ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold and ten changes of clothes.

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, "So now as this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may cure him of his leprosy."

So Naaman came with his horses and his chariots and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha.

Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the 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 wrath.

So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy and he was clean.

Then he returned to the man of God with all his camp, and came and stood before him, and said, "Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; so now please take a blessing from your servant."

So Naaman said, "If not, please let your servant at least be given two mules' load of earth; for your servant will no longer offer burnt offering nor will he sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.

And he said to him, "Go in peace." So he went from him some distance.

So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And Naaman saw one running after him, so he came down from the chariot to meet him and said, "Is all at peace?"

So he came to the hill, and he took them from their hand and deposited them in the house. Then he sent the men away, and they departed.

Thus the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your seed forever." So he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live." So he said, "Go."

So he went with them; and they came to the Jordan and cut down trees.

And he said, "Take it up for yourself." So he sent forth his hand and took it.

And the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God had told him; thus he warned him, so that he guarded himself there, more than once or twice.