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Now ^(C1)Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man ^(F1)in the view of his master, and eminent, because by him the LORD had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but afflicted with leprosy.

Now the Arameans had gone out ^(C1)in bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she ^(F1)waited on Naaman's wife.

And she said to her mistress, "If only my master were ^(F1)with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy."

And ^(F1)Naaman went in and told his master, saying, "The girl who is from the land of Israel spoke such and such."

Then the king of Aram said, "Go ^(F1)now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he departed and ^(C1)took with him ten ^(F2)talents of silver, six thousand ^(F3)shekels of gold, and ten ^(C2)changes of clothes.

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, ^(F1)which said, "And now as this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, so that you may cure him of his leprosy."

But when the king of Israel read the letter, ^(C1)he tore his clothes and said, "^(C2)Am I God, to kill and to keep alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But ^(C3)consider now, and see how he is seeking ^(F1)a quarrel against me."