Naaman was a great Syrian general, who had beaten the Israelites in battle. He was very wretched because he was a leper. Now Naaman’s wife had a little Israelite girl to wait upon her, who had heard of the wonderful things Elisha had done. This little girl had told her mistress that Elisha could cure Naaman. So Naaman went with his chariot and horses to see Elisha. Elisha told him to wash seven times in the river Jordan. Naaman would not do this at first, it seemed such a little thing. But he finally changed his mind, and washed in the Jordan and was cured. You see how much good one little girl can do. [Illustration: THE LITTLE CAPTIVE MAID.] JONAH AT NINEVEH. God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and warn the people that their city would be destroyed because they were so wicked. But Jonah ran away to sea. There was a terrible storm on the sea, and the sailors threw Jonah overboard. They thought he was the cause of the storm. But he was not drowned, for God sent a great fish to swallow him. Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. Then God made the fish throw Jonah up on the dry land. After this God sent Jonah to Nineveh. But the people were so sorry for their sins that He took pity on them and did not destroy the city. [Illustration: JONAH AT NINEVEH.] HEZEKIAH AND SENNACHERIB. Hezekiah was the best king Judah ever had. The Bible says no king ever served God so well. When Hezekiah had been king fourteen years, Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, marched against Jerusalem. He sent a letter to Hezekiah, telling him to give up the city because his God could not help him. Hezekiah took this letter up into the temple. He spread it out before God and prayed Him to save Jerusalem. God heard his prayer. That night His angel went into the Assyrian camp and killed one hundred and eighty-five thousand of the Assyrians. Soon after this Sennacherib’s two sons killed him. [Illustration: HEZEKIAH LAYING THE LETTER BEFORE GOD.] THE BRAVE HEBREW BOYS. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah were four Hebrew boys who were prisoners at Babylon. They thought it was wrong to eat the meat and drink the wine the king sent, and refused both when offered them. They asked for plain food and pure water instead. But the servant was afraid they would grow thin if he gave them nothing else. Then the king would be angry at him and he would lose his life. Daniel told him to give them plain food and water for ten days. He did so. At the end of the ten days they seemed so much better than those who ate the meat and drank the wine that the servant was glad to do as they wished. [Illustration: THE BRAVE HEBREW BOYS.] DANIEL AND THE LIONS.