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The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”

He departed, and took with him ten talents[a] of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing. He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.”

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.”

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Footnotes

  1. 5:5 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds