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Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_kings/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said, “Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? Why is this man asking me to heal someone with leprosy? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.” <a href="/esv/2_kings/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me.” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “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 consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, &#8220Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it came about when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to put to death and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But know now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes [in shock and outrage at the request] and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me [a request] to heal a man of his leprosy? Just consider [what he is asking] and see how he is seeking an opportunity [for a battle] with me.” <a href="/csb/2_kings/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognize that he is only picking a fight with me.” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, &#8220Am I God, killing and giving life that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Think it over and you will see that he is only picking a fight with me.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And 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? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. <a href="/cev/2_kings/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in fear and shouted, "That Syrian king believes I can cure this man of leprosy! Does he think I'm God with power over life and death? He must be trying to pick a fight with me." <a href="/erv/2_kings/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And 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? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes [in distress]. He asked, "Am I God? Can I kill someone and then bring him back to life? This man sends someone to me so that I can cure his skin disease! All of you should realize and understand that he's trying to pick a fight with me." <a href="/gnt/2_kings/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and exclaimed, "How can the king of Syria expect me to cure this man? Does he think that I am God, with the power of life and death? It's plain that he is trying to start a quarrel with me!" <a href="/isv/2_kings/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes and cried out, "Am I God? Can I kill and give life? Is this man sending me a request to heal a man's leprosy? Let's think about this—he's looking for a reason to start a fight with me!" <a href="/msb/2_kings/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, ?Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!? <a href="/net/2_kings/5.htm">NET Bible</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!" <a href="/nheb/2_kings/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me." <a href="/wbt/2_kings/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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 to me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. <a href="/web/2_kings/5.htm">World English Bible</a> When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, at the king of Israel’s reading the letter, that he tears his garments and says, “Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this [one] is sending to me to recover a man from his leprosy? For surely know now, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, at the king of Israel's reading the letter, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, 'Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this one is sending unto me to recover a man from his leprosy? for surely know, I pray you, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be when the king of Israel read the letter, and he will rend his garments and say, Am I God to kill and to make alive, that this one sent to me to gather a man from his leprosy? for surely know ye now, and see that he seeks occasion against me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and said: Am I God, to be able to kill and give life, that this man hath sent to me, to heal a man of his leprosy? mark, and see how he seeketh occasions against me. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his garments, and he said: “Am I God, so that I could take or give life, or so that this man would send to me to cure a man from his leprosy? Take notice and see that he is seeking occasions against me.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/5.htm">New American Bible</a> When he read the letter, the king of Israel tore his garments and exclaimed: “Am I a god with power over life and death, that this man should send someone for me to cure him of leprosy? Take note! You can see he is only looking for a quarrel with me!” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Just look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends me a man to heal him of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, and see how he is seeking to pick a quarrel with me. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when the King of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes and said: “Am I God, to kill and to give life, that he has sent this man to me? Shall I heal a man of his leprosy? Therefore know and see that surely he picks a fight with me!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And 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? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh an occasion against me.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he rent his garments, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to recover a man of his leprosy? consider, however, I pray you, and see that this man seeks an occasion against me. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/5-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1499" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">Naaman Cured of Leprosy</a> …6And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” 7<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">When the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: kiq·rō (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">read</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: has·sê·p̄er (Art:: N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the letter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm" title="7167: way·yiq·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To tear. A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively.">he tore</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ā·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“Am I</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ha·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: lə·hā·mîṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">killing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and giving life,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šō·lê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">expects</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: le·’ĕ·sōp̄ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">to cure</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6883.htm" title="6883: miṣ·ṣā·ra‘·tōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Leprosy. From tsara'; leprosy.">a leper?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ- (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: də·‘ū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Surely you can</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/579.htm" title="579: miṯ·’an·neh (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be opportune, to meet, encounter opportunely. A primitive root; to approach; hence, to meet in various senses.">is seeking a quarrel</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">with me!”</a> 8Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a> Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a> See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a> The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. <a href="/1_kings/20-7.htm">1 Kings 20:7</a> Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.” <a href="/2_kings/18-19.htm">2 Kings 18:19-22</a> The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours? / You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me? / Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. ... <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a> For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. <a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a> He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, <a href="/isaiah/43-11.htm">Isaiah 43:11-13</a> I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. / I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God. / Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?” <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a> I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a> Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. <a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Matthew 9:6</a> But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” <a href="/mark/2-7.htm">Mark 2:7</a> “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Luke 5:21</a> But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” <a href="/john/10-33.htm">John 10:33</a> “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.” <a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a> Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And 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 does send to me to recover a man of his leprosy? why consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.that he rent<a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">2 Kings 11:14</a> And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.<a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a> Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.<a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1</a> And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.Am I God<a href="/genesis/30-2.htm">Genesis 30:2</a> And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?<a href="/deuteronomy/32-29.htm">Deuteronomy 32:29</a> O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!<a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a> The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.see how<a href="/1_kings/20-7.htm">1 Kings 20:7</a> Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.<a href="/luke/11-54.htm">Luke 11:54</a> Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-5.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-22.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/judges/11-25.htm">Quarrel</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm">Read</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-7.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">Tore</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-31.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-21.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-2.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-18.htm">Quarrel</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Read</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-11.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/job/39-29.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Tore</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 5</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of leprosy</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Elisha, sending him to Jordan cures him</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">He refusing Naaman's gifts grants him some of the earth</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Gehazi, abusing his master's name unto Naaman, is smitten with leprosy</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Letters were a common form of communication between rulers, often carried by messengers. The letter in question was from the king of Aram (Syria), requesting the healing of Naaman, a commander in his army. This reflects the diplomatic relations and tensions between Israel and Aram during this period.he tore his clothes Tearing one's clothes was a traditional expression of distress, mourning, or horror in ancient Israel. It signified the king's alarm and despair at receiving such a request, which he perceived as impossible to fulfill. This act underscores the gravity of the situation and the king's sense of helplessness.and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life The king's rhetorical question highlights his recognition of human limitations compared to divine power. In the ancient Near East, only God was believed to have control over life and death. This statement reflects the king's understanding of his own inability to perform miracles, such as healing leprosy, which was considered a divine prerogative.that this man expects me to cure a leper? Leprosy in biblical times was a term for various skin diseases, often seen as a sign of divine judgment. The king's incredulity at being asked to cure a leper underscores the perceived impossibility of the task. Healing leprosy was beyond human capability and required divine intervention, as seen in other biblical accounts of miraculous healings.Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!” The king interpreted the request as a pretext for conflict, suspecting that the king of Aram was setting him up for failure to justify aggression. This reflects the political tensions and mistrust between Israel and Aram. The king's reaction reveals his fear of war and his perception of the request as a diplomatic trap.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_of_israel.htm">King of Israel</a> The unnamed king during this event, likely Jehoram, who reacts with distress upon receiving a letter from the king of Aram (Syria) requesting the healing of Naaman. 2. <a href="/topical/n/naaman.htm">Naaman</a> A commander of the army of the king of Aram, who suffers from leprosy and seeks healing in Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_of_aram.htm">King of Aram</a> The ruler of Aram (Syria) who sends Naaman to Israel with a letter requesting his healing. 4. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Elisha is the prophet who ultimately heals Naaman, demonstrating God's power. 5. <a href="/topical/l/leprosy.htm">Leprosy</a> A serious skin disease that Naaman suffers from, symbolizing sin and impurity in biblical times.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations_vs._divine_power.htm">Human Limitations vs. Divine Power</a> The king of Israel's reaction underscores human limitations in the face of divine tasks. It reminds us that only God has the power to heal and give life. <a href="/topical/m/misunderstanding_god's_intentions.htm">Misunderstanding God's Intentions</a> The king misinterprets the request as a provocation, showing how easily we can misunderstand God's plans. We should seek divine wisdom to discern His purposes. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Faith in God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the king's despair, the account ultimately reveals God's sovereignty and ability to work through unexpected means. Trust in God's plan, even when circumstances seem impossible. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_prophets_and_god's_messengers.htm">Role of Prophets and God's Messengers</a> Elisha's role in the account highlights the importance of God's messengers in fulfilling His will. We should be open to guidance from those God places in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_extends_beyond_boundaries.htm">God's Grace Extends Beyond Boundaries</a> Naaman's healing, a foreigner, foreshadows the inclusivity of God's grace. We are called to extend love and grace beyond our comfort zones.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 5</a> <a href="/q/why_is_ahaz's_idolatry_less_condemned.htm">Why doesn't 2 Kings 16 emphasize divine judgment on Ahaz's actions as clearly as other Old Testament passages condemn idolatry?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_naaman's_story_not_evidenced.htm">Why does historical or archaeological evidence seem silent on Naaman's high status and this miraculous event (2 Kings 5)?</a> <a href="/q/why_rip_clothes_in_the_bible.htm">Why did people rip their clothes in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_grant_israel_a_king.htm">If God disapproved of Israel's request for a king (1 Samuel 8:7), why did He still grant it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) He rent his clothes.--As if he had heard blasphemy. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/26-65.htm" title="Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.">Matthew 26:65</a>.)Am I God, to kill and to make alive?--<a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm" title="See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>, "I kill, and I make alive;" <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm" title="The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up.">1Samuel 2:6</a>, "The Lord killeth, and maketh alive." Leprosy was a kind of living death. (Comp. <a href="/numbers/12-12.htm" title="Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.">Numbers 12:12</a>, Heb., "Let her not become as the dead, who, when he cometh forth of his mother's womb, hath half his flesh consumed.")Wherefore.--Heb., For only know (i.e., notice), and see. Plural verbs are used, because the king is addressing his grandees, in whose presence the letter would be delivered and read.He seeketh a quarrel.--This form of the verb (hithpael) occurs here only. (Comp. the noun, <a href="/judges/14-4.htm" title="But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.">Judges 14:4</a>.) Jehoram was hardly in a position to renew the war, after the severe defeat of his father (<a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm" title="And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put you on your robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.">1Kings 22:30</a>, seq.). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - And it came to pass, when the King of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes. In horror and alarm (comp. <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27</a>; <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/36-24.htm">Jeremiah 36:24</a>). He concluded that once more (see <a href="/1_kings/20-7.htm">1 Kings 20:7</a>) the Syrian monarch was determined to find a ground of quarrel, and had therefore sent to him an impossible request. And said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive? To "kill" and to "make alive" were familiar expressions in the mouth of the Israelites to designate omnipotence (see <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a>). Recovering from leprosy was equivalent to making alive, for a leprous person was "as one dead" (<a href="/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12</a>) according to Hebrew notions. That this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy. The king evidently does not bethink himself of Elisha, of whose great miracle of raising the dead to life (<a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">2 Kings 4:35-36</a>) he may not up to this time have heard. Elisha's early miracles were mostly wrought with a certain amount of secrecy. Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. The king misjudged Benhadad, but not without some grounds of reason, if he was ignorant of Elisha's miraculous gifts. Benhadad, when seeking a ground of quarrel with Ahab, had made extravagant requests (see <a href="/1_kings/20-3.htm">1 Kings 20:3-6</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/5-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc read כִּקְרֹא֩ (kiq·rō) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read the letter, הַסֵּ֜פֶר (has·sê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book he tore וַיִּקְרַ֣ע (way·yiq·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7167.htm">Strong's 7167: </a> To rend his clothes בְּגָדָ֗יו (bə·ḡā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage and asked, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Am I אָ֙נִי֙ (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I God, הַאֱלֹהִ֥ים (ha·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative killing לְהָמִ֣ית (lə·hā·mîṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill and giving life, וּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹת (ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this [man] זֶה֙ (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that expects שֹׁלֵ֣חַ (šō·lê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out me אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to to cure לֶאֱסֹ֥ף (le·’ĕ·sōp̄) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove a leper? מִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹ (miṣ·ṣā·ra‘·tōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6883.htm">Strong's 6883: </a> Leprosy Surely you can דְּעֽוּ־ (də·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know see וּרְא֔וּ (ū·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see that כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction he ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is seeking a quarrel מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה (miṯ·’an·neh) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_579.htm">Strong's 579: </a> To be opportune, to meet, encounter opportunely with me!? לִֽי׃ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 5:7 It happened when the king of Israel (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 5:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 5:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 5:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>