New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 5:1-7

1Now 1Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man 2in the view of his master, and eminent, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but afflicted with leprosy. 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. 3And she said to her mistress, “If only my master were 5with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.” 4And 6Naaman went in and told his master, saying, “The girl who is from the land of Israel spoke such and such.” 5Then the king of Aram said, “Go 7now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he departed and 8took with him ten 9talents of silver, six thousand 10shekels of gold, and ten 11changes of clothes.

6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, 12which 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, 13he tore his clothes and said, “14Am I God, to kill and to keep alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But 15consider now, and see how he is seeking 16a 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 A talent was about 75 lb. or 34 kg ↩
10. 2 Kings 5:5 A shekel was about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm ↩
11. 2 Kings 5:5 Judg 14:12; 2 Kin 5:22, 23 ↩
12. 2 Kings 5:6 Lit saying ↩
13. 2 Kings 5:7 Gen 37:29 ↩
14. 2 Kings 5:7 Gen 30:2; 1 Sam 2:6 ↩
15. 2 Kings 5:7 1 Kin 20:7; Luke 11:54 ↩
16. 2 Kings 5:7 Lit an opportunity ↩

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