2 Kings 5:2-3

5:2 Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman’s wife. 5:3 She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! ¹  Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 5:25

5:25 When he came and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” He answered, “Your servant hasn’t been anywhere.”

2 Kings 5:27

5:27 Therefore Naaman’s skin disease will afflict ²  you and your descendants forever!” When Gehazi ³  went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow. ⁴ 

¹ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

² tn Heb “cling to.”

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gehazi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Traditionally, “he went from before him, leprous like snow.” But see the note at 5:1, as well as M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 66.