2 Kings 5:27 - Exposition

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee ; i.e. "As thou hast taken his goods, thou shalt also take his leprosy, which goes with them." A just Nemesis. And unto thy seed forever. The iniquity of the fathers is visited upon the children. Gehazi, however, could avoid this part of the curse by not marrying. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. There were many forms and degrees of leprosy (Le 2 Kings 13:2 -46). Gehazi's was of the most pronounced kind, And it fell on him suddenly, as her leprosy fell upon Miriam ( Numbers 12:10 ), complete at once, so that there could he no further aggravation of it. The lesson should be taken to heart, and should be a warning to us, both against lying and against covetousness.