2 Kings 5:20-27

Gehazi's Greed and Punishment

²⁰ _g Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. _h As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him." ²¹ So Gehazi followed Naaman. And when Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, _i "Is all well?" ²² And he said, "All is well. My master has sent me to say, 'There have just now come to me from _j the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and _k two changes of clothing.'" ²³ And Naaman said, _l "Be pleased to accept two talents." And he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants. And they carried them before Gehazi. ²⁴ And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed. ²⁵ He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" And he said, "Your servant went nowhere." ²⁶ But he said to him, "Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants? ²⁷ Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever." So he went out from his presence _m a leper, like snow.

1. Cross References
   2 Kings 4:12
   And he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.
   
2. Cross References
   Ruth 3:13
   Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.
   
3. Cross References
   2 Kings 9:11
   When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the fellow and his talk.
   
4. Cross References
   Joshua 24:33
   And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of Ephraim.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Kings 5:5
   And the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
   
6. Cross References
   2 Kings 6:3
   Then one of them said, "Be pleased to go with your servants." And he answered, "I will go.
   
7. Cross References
   Exodus 4:6
   Again, the Lord said to him, "Put your hand inside your cloak." And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow.
   Numbers 12:10
   When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.
   2 Kings 15:5
   And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land.