Second Kings 5 is the story of Naaman, a Syrian military commander with leprosy, healed by the prophet Elisha after a humbling command to wash in the Jordan River seven times.

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Lyrics

Now Naaman captain of the army of the king of Syria was a great man Honourable because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria

He was also a mighty man of valour but he was a leper The Syrians had gone out in bands and had brought away captive Out of the land of Israel a little girl and she waited on Naaman’s wife She said to her mistress I wish that my lord were with the prophet

Who is in Samaria Then he would heal him of his leprosy Someone went in and told his lord saying The girl who is from the land of Israel said this The king of Syria said Go now and I will send a letter to the king of Israel He departed and took with him ten talents of silver and six thousand pieces of gold

And ten changes of clothing He brought the letter to the king of Israel saying Now when this letter has come to you behold I have sent Naaman my servant That you may heal him of his leprosy When the king of Israel had read the letter he tore his clothes

Am I God to kill and to make alive that this man sends to me To heal a man of his leprosy It was so when Elisha the man of God heard That the king of Israel had torn his clothes That he sent to the king saying Why have you torn your clothes

Let him come now to me and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots And stood at the door of the house of Elisha Elisha sent a messenger to him saying Go and wash in the Jordan seven times

Your flesh shall come again to you and you shall be clean But Naaman was angry and went away and said Behold I thought He will surely come out to me and stand And call on the name of the LORD his God

And wave his hand over the place and heal the leper Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar the rivers of Damascus better than all the waters of Israel Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean So he turned and went away in a rage His servants came near and spoke to him and said My father

If the prophet had asked you do some great thing wouldn’t you have done it How much rather then when he says to you Wash and be clean Then went he down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan According to the saying of the man of God and his flesh was restored

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Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press