When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes(A) and asked, “Am I God,(B) 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[a] me.”(C)

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  1. 2 Kings 5:7 Lit only seeking an occasion against

As soon as the king of Israel read the letter,(A) he tore his robes and said, “Am I God?(B) Can I kill and bring back to life?(C) Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel(D) with me!”

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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.

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