2 Kings 3:7

3:7 He sent 1  this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat 2  replied, “I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.” 3 

2 Kings 5:7

5:7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? 4  Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!” 5 

1 tn Heb “went and sent.”

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoshaphat) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn Heb “I will go up – like me, like you; like my people, like your people; like my horses; like your horses.”

4 tn Heb “Am I God, killing and restoring life, that this one sends to me to cure a man from his skin disease?” In the Hebrew text this is one lengthy rhetorical question, which has been divided up in the translation for stylistic reasons.

5 tn Heb “Indeed, know and see that he is seeking an occasion with respect to me.”