3. There were four men sick with leprosy near the city gate. They said to each other, “Why are we sitting here waiting to die?
4. There is no food in Samaria. If we go into the city, we will die there. If we stay here, we will also die. So let’s go to the Aramean camp. If they let us live, we will live. If they kill us, we will just die.”
5. So that evening the four lepers went to the Aramean camp. When they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there!
6. The Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. So the soldiers said to each other, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come against us.”
7. The Arameans ran away early that evening. They left everything behind. They left their tents, horses, and donkeys and ran for their lives.