2 Kings 5:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ Elisha answered, “By the living Lord, whom I serve, I swear that I will not accept a gift.”

Naaman insisted that he accept it, but he would not. ¹⁷ So Naaman said, “If you won't accept my gift, then let me have two mule-loads of earth to take home with me,^[a] because from now on I will not offer sacrifices or burnt offerings to any god except the Lord. ¹⁸ So I hope that the Lord will forgive me when I accompany my king to the temple of Rimmon, the god of Syria, and worship him. Surely the Lord will forgive me!”