New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 5:1-7

1Now 1Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man 2with his master, and highly respected, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. 2Now the Arameans had gone out 3in bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she 4waited on Naaman’s wife. 3She said to her mistress, “I wish that my master were 5with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.” 4 6Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “Thus and thus spoke the girl who is from the land of Israel.” 5Then the king of Aram said, “Go 7now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed and 8took with him ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold and ten 9changes of clothes.

6He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “And now as this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” 7When the king of Israel read the letter, 10he tore his clothes and said, “11Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But 12consider now, and see how he is seeking 13a quarrel against me.”

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Notes

1. 2 Kings 5:1 Luke 4:27 ↩
2. 2 Kings 5:1 Lit before ↩
3. 2 Kings 5:2 2 Kin 6:23; 13:20 ↩
4. 2 Kings 5:2 Lit was before ↩
5. 2 Kings 5:3 Lit before ↩
6. 2 Kings 5:4 Lit He ↩
7. 2 Kings 5:5 Lit enter ↩
8. 2 Kings 5:5 1 Sam 9:7; 2 Kin 4:42 ↩
9. 2 Kings 5:5 Judg 14:12; 2 Kin 5:22, 23 ↩
10. 2 Kings 5:7 Gen 37:29 ↩
11. 2 Kings 5:7 Gen 30:2; 1 Sam 2:6 ↩
12. 2 Kings 5:7 1 Kin 20:7; Luke 11:54 ↩
13. 2 Kings 5:7 Lit an occasion ↩

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