The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
Therefore, Naaman's leprosy will now stick to you and your descendants forever. And Gehazi left Elisha's presence as a leper, his skin white as snow.
The writer is showing that Gehazi received the very disease that Naaman was healed from as punishment for his greed and deception.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the story of Naaman's healing, where Elisha's servant Gehazi secretly went after Naaman to collect payment that Elisha had refused to take. Leprosy was a devastating skin disease in ancient times that made people ceremonially unclean and socially isolated. The description 'white as snow' refers to the advanced, visible stage of the disease that would have been immediately recognizable to others.
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