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.

<p class="bodytext">Naaman<n id="1" /> went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.

After seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines and went to ask the king to give her back her house and field.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">This happened because the Israelites sinned against the <sc>Lordsc> their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of<n id="1" /> Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped<n id="2" /> other gods;

Instead you must worship the <sc>Lordsc>, who brought you up from the land of Egypt by his great power and military ability;<n id="1" /> bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him.

Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him, &#8220;What did these men say? Where do they come from?&#8221; Hezekiah replied, &#8220;They come from the distant land of Babylon.&#8221;