⁷ As soon as the king of Israel read the letter,^(A) he tore his robes and said, “Am I God?^(B) Can I kill and bring back to life?^(C) Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel^(D) with me!”

⁷ The king of Israel summoned all the elders^(A) of the land and said to them, “See how this man is looking for trouble!^(B) When he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, I did not refuse him.”

² Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God,^(A) who has kept you from having children?”^(B)

⁵⁴ waiting to catch him in something he might say.^(A)

¹⁴ But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes^(A) and rushed out into the crowd, shouting:

⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his clothes^(A) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

Israel Unrepentant