He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “And now as this letter comes to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” When the king of Israel read the letter, (A)he tore his clothes and said, “(B)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 (C)consider now, and see how he is seeking [a]a quarrel against me.”

It happened when Elisha (D)the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent word to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Now let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 5:7 Lit an occasion