2 Kings 5:5-7

Expanded Bible

⁵ The king of Aram said, “Go ahead, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left and took with him ·about seven hundred fifty pounds [^Lten talents] of silver, as well as ·one hundred fifty pounds [^Lsix thousand shekels] of gold and ten ·changes of clothes [sets of festal/formal robes]. ⁶ He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, “I am sending my servant Naaman to you so you can heal him of his ·skin disease [^Tleprosy; 5:1].”

⁷ When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes [^Ca sign of mourning or distress]. He said, “·I’m not God! I can’t kill and make alive again! [^LAm I God, to give life or take it away?] Why does this man send someone with ·a skin disease [^Tleprosy; 5:1] for me to heal? You can see that the king of Aram is trying to ·start trouble [pick a fight/quarrel] with me.”