Common English Bible

2 Kings 5:18-22 Common English Bible (CEB)

18. But may the Lord forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master comes into Rimmon’s temple to bow down there and is leaning on my arm, I must also bow down in Rimmon’s temple. When I bow down in Rimmon’s temple, may the Lord forgive your servant for doing that."

19. Elisha said to him, "Go in peace."But when Naaman had gone some distance from Elisha,

20. Gehazi (who was the servant of Elisha the man of God) thought, My master let this Aramean Naaman off the hook by not accepting the gift he brought! As surely as the Lord lives, I’ll go after him and accept something from him.

21. So Gehazi pursued Naaman.Naaman saw him running after him, so he got down off his chariot to meet him. He said, "Is everything okay?"

22. Gehazi answered, "Yes, but my master sent me to say, ‘Two young men who are members of a group of prophets have just now come to me from the hills of Ephraim. Give them a kikkar of silver and two changes of clothing.’"