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Elisha and Gehazi
How Elisha and Gehazi are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Elisha confronted Gehazi.
When Gehazi ran after Naaman for the silver his master had refused, Elisha confronted him on his return. The leprosy of Naaman passed to Gehazi.
Is it a time to receive money
2 Kings 5:26, King James Version
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee
2 Kings 5:27, King James Version
Where they cross: 2 Kings 5:20-27
Gehazi served Elisha.
Gehazi was Elisha's servant, sent on his errands to the Shunammite woman. Later he told the king of Israel all the great things Elisha had done.
he said to Gehazi his servant
2 Kings 4:12, King James Version
Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done
2 Kings 8:4, King James Version
Where they cross: 2 Kings 8:4-5
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
2 Kings 4:12
12And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
2 Kings 5:20-27
20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
22And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
23And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
24And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
25But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
27The 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.
2 Kings 8:4-5
4And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
5And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
King James Version