2 Kings 5:22
And 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. And 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.
The verse records Gehazi lying to Naaman by claiming that Elisha had sent him to ask for silver and garments for young prophets. His false request was specifically for a talent of silver and two changes of garments, supposedly for two young men of the sons of the prophets newly come from Mount Ephraim. He lied out of covetous greed for worldly wealth, desiring the gifts that Elisha had refused.
His lie used the work of the prophets as a cover for personal gain, mingling sacred service with selfishness and fraud. The deception was deliberate, but God revealed to Elisha what Gehazi had said and done. That deception placed a stumbling block before Naaman at a time when he had become favorably disposed toward serving the living God. The lie shows that falsehood and deception of every kind, including prevarication and exaggeration, is sin against the God of truth and sincerity and is hateful in His sight.
For that covetous falsehood Gehazi was punished when Naaman's leprosy came upon him. That leprosy remained until death, proving that even life itself must not be purchased at the price of falsehood. Such conduct is identified as Gehazi's leprosy and warns that using sacred service for selfish gain dishonors God and harms His work.