Then came the stern denunciation, showing that Elisha knew all. "Went not mine heart with thee," he asked, "when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed forever." Swift was the retribution that overtook the guilty man. He went out from Elisha's presence "a leper as white as snow." 252

Den skarpe fordømmelse, som Elisa nu udtalte, viser, at han vidste alt. "Gik jeg ikke i ånden hos dig," sagde han, "da en stod af sin vogn og gik tilbage for at møde dig ? Nu har du fået penge, og du kan få klæder, olivenlunde og vingårde, småkvæg og hornkvæg, trælle og trælkvinder, men Naamans spedalskhed skal hænge ved dig og dit afkom til evig tid!" Den skyldige blev øjeblikkelig straffet. Da han forlod Elisa, var han "hvid som sne af spedalskhed".