Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.
2 Kings 7:3 - New International Version (Anglicised) Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, ‘Why stay here until we die? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now four men who were lepers were at the entrance of the city's gate; and they said to one another, Why do we sit here until we die? American Standard Version (1901) Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? Common English Bible Now there were four men with skin disease at the entrance to the city. They said to each other, “What are we doing sitting here until we die? Catholic Public Domain Version Now there were four lepers beside the entrance of the gate. And they said one to another: "Should we choose to stay here until we die? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now there were four lepers, at the entering-in of the gate. And they said one to another: What mean we to stay here till we die? |
Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.
If we say, “We’ll go into the city” – the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die.’
The king was talking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, and had said, ‘Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.’
Why will you and your people die by the sword, famine and plague with which the Lord has threatened any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
Why are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him.
When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous – it became as white as snow. Aaron turned towards her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,
The Lord replied to Moses, ‘If her father had spat in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.’