2 Kings 5

Gen Z: 2 Kings 5

1So Naaman, the big boss of Syria, was a total legend, 'cause God helped Syria win battles, but he was also a leper.

2The Syrians rolled out and snagged a little maid from Israel, and she was vibin' with Naaman's wife.

3She was like, "Yo, if only my dude could chill with the prophet in Samaria, he’d get healed from that leprosy, fr!"

4So someone went in and told Naaman, "This is what the maid from Israel said, no cap."

5The king of Syria was like, "Bet, I’ll send a letter to the king of Israel." He dipped with ten talents of silver, six thousand gold coins, and a fresh fit.

6He dropped the letter to the king of Israel, saying, "Yo, I sent Naaman my servant to you so you can heal him of his leprosy."

7When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes and was like, "Am I God? Can I bring people back to life? This dude wants me to heal Naaman's leprosy. What’s the deal?"

8Elisha heard the king was stressed about his clothes and sent a message, "Why you trippin'? Let him come to me, and he’ll see there’s a prophet in Israel."

9So Naaman pulled up with his horses and chariot, chillin' at Elisha's door.

10Elisha sent a messenger saying, "Go wash in the Jordan seven times, and you’ll be all good, no cap."

11But Naaman was mad, and dipped out, saying, "I thought he’d come through, stand tall, and call on his God, then wave his hand and heal the leper. Sus vibes."

12Aren't Abana and Pharpar, those rivers in Damascus, way better than all the waters in Israel? Can’t I just wash in them and be clean? So, he bounced out in a rage, no cap.

13Then his crew came up and said, "Yo, if the prophet told you to do some crazy thing, you’d be all in, right? So why not just wash and be clean?"

14So, he finally went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, just like the man of God said; his skin was fresh like a baby’s, and he was clean. Lit!

15He rolled back to the man of God, with his whole squad, stood there, and said, "Yo, now I know there’s no God on earth but in Israel. So, please take a blessing from your servant."

16But he was like, "As the Lord lives, I ain’t taking anything." Naaman insisted, but he was like, "Nah, fr."

17Naaman then said, "Can I get two mules' worth of dirt? From now on, I’m only offering to the Lord, no cap."

18"For this, the Lord forgive your servant. When my boss goes into Rimmon’s house to worship and leans on me, I gotta bow too. Please forgive me for this."

19He said, "Go in peace." So, Naaman left a little ways, vibing.

20But Gehazi, Elisha’s servant, was like, "Hold up, my master let Naaman slide without taking anything. As the Lord lives, I’m gonna chase him down and snag something."

21So Gehazi was chasing Naaman, and when Naaman saw him sprinting, he hopped off the chariot to vibe check him, like, "Is everything chill?"

22Gehazi was like, "All good, fam. My master hit me up, saying two young prophets from mount Ephraim just rolled up: hook them up with a talent of silver and some fresh fits."

23Naaman was like, "Bet, take two talents." He pushed him to take it, packed two talents of silver in bags with two outfits, and had his servants carry them for Gehazi.

24When he reached the tower, he took the stuff from them, stashed it in the crib, and let the guys bounce.

25But then he went in and stood in front of his master. Elisha was like, "Where you been, Gehazi?" And he replied, "I didn’t go anywhere, no cap."

26Elisha said, "Didn’t my heart go with you when that dude turned back from his chariot? Is this the time to stack cash, flex fits, or grab land and servants?"

27So Naaman’s leprosy is gonna stick to you and your fam forever. Gehazi bounced out of there a leper, straight-up white as snow.

KJV: 2 Kings 5

1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

2And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

3And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

4And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

8And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

15And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

16But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

17And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord.

18In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy servant in this thing.

19And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

22And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

23And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

24And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

25But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

27The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

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