But when the king of Israel read the letter, (A)he tore his clothes and said, “(B)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 (C)consider now, and see how he is seeking [a]a quarrel against me.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 5:7 Lit an opportunity

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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