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So Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now the famine was in the land, and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him. He said to his servant, put on the large pot and cook a stew for the sons of the prophets.

So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of Yahweh.

He came and told his master, saying, "Thus and so the girl who is from the land of Israel said."

So the king of Aram said, "Go, I will send a letter to the king of Israel." He went and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

So he brought the letter of the king to Israel, saying, "Now, when this letter comes to you, I have just sent Naaman my servant to you that you may cure him from his skin disease."

So he went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh returned as the flesh of a small boy, and he was clean.

When he returned to the man of God, he and all of his army, he came and stood before him and said, "Please now, I know that there is no God in all of the world except in Israel. So then, please take a gift from your servant."

He said to him, "Go in peace," so he went from him a short distance.

So Gehazi pursued after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he jumped off his chariot to meet him and asked him, "Is it peace?"

Then Naaman said, "Be prepared to accept two talents." So he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing and gave it to two of his servants and they carried it before him.

When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, then sent away the men so that they went.

Let us please go to the Jordan and each bring from there one log that we might make a place there for us to live." Then he said, "Do so."

Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" So he showed him the place, and then he cut off a stick and threw it there and made the iron ax float.

Then he said, "Pick it up for yourself," so he stretched out his hand and took it.

The king of Aram was fighting with Israel, so he consulted with his officers, saying, "My camp is at such and such a place."

So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God said to him and warned him, so he was on guard there continually.

Then the heart of the king of Aram was stormy because of this matter, so he called his servants and said to them, "Can you not tell me who among us sides with the king of Israel?"

Then he said, "Go and see where he is so that I can send and capture him." Then he was told to him, "Look, he is in Dothan."

So he sent horses, chariots, and an oppressing army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the town.

They came down to him, and Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, "Please strike this people with blindness," so he struck them with blindness as Elisha had spoken.