2Ki 4:42-5:19 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now a man came from Baal-shalishah , and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits , twenty loaves of barley and fresh grain in his sack . And Elisha said , “ Give them to the people that they may eat .”

2 Kings 4:42-44

42 Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “ ^aGive them to the people that they may eat.” 43 But his attendant said, “How ^bam I to serve this to a hundred men?” Nevertheless he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat, for this is what the Lord says: ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’” 44 So he served it to them, and they ate and ^chad some left over, in accordance with the word of the Lord.

2 Kings 5:1-19

Naaman Is Healed

1 Now ^dNaaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man ^{▼▼Lit before}in the view of his master, and eminent, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but afflicted with leprosy. 2 Now the Arameans had gone out ^fin bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she ^{▼▼Lit was before}waited on Naaman’s wife. 3 And she said to her mistress, “If only my master were ^{▼▼Lit before}with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.” 4 And ^{▼▼Lit he}Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “The girl who is from the land of Israel spoke such and such.” 5 Then the king of Aram said, “Go ^{▼▼Lit enter}now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he departed and ^ktook with him ten ^{▼▼A talent was about 75 lb. or 34 kg}talents of silver, six thousand ^{▼▼A shekel was about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm} shekels of gold, and ten ⁿchanges of clothes.

6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, ^{▼▼Lit saying}which said, “And now as this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” 7 But when the king of Israel read the letter, ^phe tore his clothes and said, “ ^qAm I God, to kill and to keep alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But ^rconsider now, and see how he is seeking ^{▼▼Lit an opportunity}a quarrel against me.”

8 Now it happened, when Elisha ^tthe man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent word to the king, saying, “Why did you tear your clothes? Just have him come to me, and he shall learn that there is a prophet in Israel.” 9 So Naaman came with his horses and his chariots, and stood at the doorway of Elisha’s house. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “ ^uGo and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored to you and you will be clean.” 11 But Naaman was furious and went away, and he said, “Behold, I ^{▼▼Lit said}thought, ‘He will certainly come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the site and cure the ^{▼▼Lit one with leprosy}leprosy.’ 12 Are ^{▼▼Another reading is Amanah}Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, not better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and ^ywent away in a rage. 13 ^zThen his servants approached and spoke to him, ^{▼▼Lit and said}saying, “ ^abMy father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, in accordance with the word of the man of God; and ^achis flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and ^adhe was clean.

Gehazi’s Greed

15 Then he returned to the man of God ^{▼▼Lit he and}with all his company, and came and stood before him. And he said, “Behold now, ^afI know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; so please ^agaccept a ^{▼▼Lit blessing}gift from your servant now.” 16 But he said, “ ^aiAs surely as the Lord lives, before whom I stand, ^ajI will accept nothing.” And he urged him to accept it, but he refused. 17 Then Naaman said, “If not, please let your servant be given two mules’ load of ^akearth; for your servant will no longer offer a burnt offering nor a sacrifice to other gods, but to the Lord. 18 Regarding this matter may the Lord forgive your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and ^alhe leans on my hand and I bow down in the house of Rimmon, when I bow down in the house of Rimmon, may the Lord please forgive your servant in this matter.” 19 He said to him, “ ^amGo in peace.” So he went some distance from him.