2 Kings 5:5-7

King James Version

⁵And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

⁶And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

⁷And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that 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.

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2 Kings 5:5-7

New American Standard Bible

⁵Then the king of Aram said, “Go ^[a]now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he departed and ^(A)took with him ten ^[b]talents of silver, six thousand ^[c]shekels of gold, and ten ^(B)changes of clothes.

⁶And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, ^[d]which said, “And now as this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” ⁷But when the king of Israel read the letter, ^(C)he tore his clothes and said, “^(D)Am I God, to kill and to keep alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But ^(E)consider now, and see how he is seeking ^[e]a quarrel against me.”

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Footnotes

2 Kings 5:5 Lit enter
2 Kings 5:5 A talent was about 75 lb. or 34 kg
2 Kings 5:5 A shekel was about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
2 Kings 5:6 Lit saying
2 Kings 5:7 Lit an opportunity

2 Kings 5:5-7

English Standard Version

⁵And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”

So he went, ^(A)taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels^[a] of gold, and ten ^(B)changes of clothing. ⁶And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, “When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” ⁷And when the king of Israel read the letter, ^(C)he tore his clothes and said, ^(D)“Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only ^(E)consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.”