2 Kings 5:5-7
English Standard Version
5 And 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. 6 And 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.” 7 And 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.”
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- 2 Kings 5:5 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
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