A little maid;

And she waited

On Naaman's wife.

And she said

Unto her mistress,

'Would God

My lord were with

The prophet

That is in Samaria!

For he would recover him

Of his leprosy.'

And one went in,

And told his lord,

Saying,

'Thus and thus

Said the maid

That is of the land

Of Israel.'

And the king

Of Syria said,

'Go to,

Go,

And I will send a letter

Unto the king of Israel.'

And he departed,

And took with him

Ten talents of silver,

And six thousand

Pieces of gold,

And ten changes

Of raiment.

And he brought the letter

To the king of Israel,

Saying,

'Now when this letter

Is come unto thee,

Behold,

I have therewith

Sent Naaman

My servant to thee,

That thou mayest

Recover him of

His leprosy.'

And it came to pass,

When the king of Israel

Had read the letter,

That he rent his clothes,

And said,

'Am I God,

To kill and to make alive,

That this man