Naaman heard of the words that the maid had spoken to her mistress; and, obtaining permission from the king, he went forth to seek healing, taking with him "ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment." He also carried a letter from the king of Syria to the king of Israel, in which was written the message, "Behold, I have . . . sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy." When the king of Israel read the letter, "he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me."

Naaman fik at vide, hvad pigen havde sagt til sin frue, og da han havde opnået kongens tilladelse, drog han af sted for at søge helbredelse. Han tog "ti talenter sølv, 6000 sekel guld og ti sæt festklæder med". Han medbragte også et brev fra kongen af Syrien til Israels konge. Der stod i brevet: "Jeg sender min tjener Naaman til dig, for at du skal skille ham af med hans spedalskhed." Da Israels konge havde læst brevet, sønderrev han sine klæder og sagde: "Er jeg Gud, så jeg råder over liv og død, siden han skriver til mig, at jeg skal skille en mand af med hans spedalskhed! Nej, I kan da se, at han søger lejlighed til strid med mig!"