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BSB § “Go in peace,” said Elisha.
§ But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
OEB No OEB 2KI book available
WEB He said to him, “Go in peace.”
¶ So he departed from him a little way.
WMB (Same as above)
NET Elisha said to him, “Go in peace.”
¶ When he had gone a short distance,
LSV And he says to him, “Go in peace.” And he goes from him a distance of land,
FBV “Go in peace,” said Elisha, and Naaman left. But he had only gone a short way
T4T Elisha replied, “Go home, and do not worry about that.” So Naaman and his servants started to travel home.
LEB He said to him, “Go in peace,” so he went from him a short distance.[fn]
BBE And he said to him, Go in peace. And he went from him some distance.
MOF No MOF 2KI book available
JPS And he said unto him: 'Go in peace.' So he departed from him some way.
ASV And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
DRA And he said to him: Go in peace. So he departed from him in the springtime of the earth.
YLT And he saith to him, 'Go in peace.' And he goeth from him a kibrath of land,
DBY And he said to him, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.
RV And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
WBS And he said to him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
KJB-1769 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.[fn]
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 2KI book available
BB Unto whom he saide: Go in peace. And when he was departed from him as it were a furlong of grounde,
(Unto whom he said: Go in peace. And when he was departed from him as it were a furlong of ground,)
GNV Vnto whome he saide, Goe in peace. So he departed from him about halfe a dayes iourney of grounde.
(Unto whom he said, Go in peace. So he departed from him about halfe a days journey of ground. )
CB He sayde vnto him: Go thy waye in peace. And as he was gone from him a felde bredth in the londe,
(He said unto him: Go thy/your way in peace. And as he was gone from him a field bredth in the land,)
WYC Which Elisee seide to hym, Go thou in pees. `Therfor he yede fro Elisee in a chosun tyme of the lond.
(Which Elisee said to him, Go thou/you in peace. `Therefore he went from Elisee in a chosen time of the land.)
LUT Er sprach zu ihm: Zeuch hin mit Frieden! Und als er von ihm weggezogen war, ein Feldweges auf dem Lande,
(He spoke to ihm: Zeuch there with Frieden! And als he from him weggezogen war, a Feldweges on to_him land,)
CLV Qui dixit ei: Vade in pace. Abiit ergo ab eo electo terræ tempore.
(Who he_said ei: Vade in pace. Abiit ergo away eo electo terræ tempore. )
BRN And Elisaie said to Naiman, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἐλισαιὲ πρὸς Ναιμὰν, δεῦρο εἰς εἰρήνην· καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς δεβραθὰ τῆς γῆς.
(Kai eipen Elisaie pros Naiman, deuro eis eiraʸnaʸn; kai apaʸlthen apʼ autou eis debratha taʸs gaʸs. )
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2 Kings 5
Though it is difficult to discern exactly when the various stories of Elijah and Elisha took place, all of them occurred during an era of Aramean strength, roughly spanning the ninth century B.C. In this story, a man named Naaman, commander over the Aramean army, suffered from leprosy, and a captive Israelite girl in his household told him that a prophet in Samaria could cure him. Naaman received permission from the king of Aram to travel to Samaria, and the king sent a letter with Naaman, confirming that Naaman had come to be healed of his leprosy. Naaman arrived in Samaria and gave the letter to the king of Israel, but the king tore his clothes in anguish, because he believed this was impossible, and then the Arameans would attack him for his failure to cure Naaman. But Elisha heard about this and told the king to send Naaman to him. It is not clear whether Elisha was living in the city of Samaria at this time or in another place in the greater vicinity of Samaria such as Gilgal, where Elijah and Elisha appear to have led a school of prophets (2 Kings 2:1-2; 4:38). When Naaman arrived at Elisha’s house, Elisha simply sent a messenger to the door with instructions for Naaman to go and wash in the Jordan River seven times. Naaman was initially incensed that Elisha did not come himself and instantly cure the leprosy, and he boasted that the rivers of Abana and Pharpar near Damascus were better than any of the rivers of Israel. He started to leave in anger, but his servants convinced him just to try this simple task. So Naaman went down to the Jordan River, perhaps near Jericho, and when he washed in the water he emerged with his skin free of leprosy. He returned to Elisha and declared that there is no god except the God of Israel. Naaman then offered Elisha a gift, but Elisha refused to accept it, so Naaman requested instead that he be allowed to take back two mule-loads of dirt to Aram so that he could offer sacrifices to the Lord. Naaman may have made this request because, in his pagan understanding of God, he believed that all gods were tied to a particular land or nation, so he needed to be on Israelite land to offer an acceptable sacrifice to the God of Israel. It appears that Elisha granted Naaman’s request and sent him on his way.