2 Kings 5:3-6

5:3 She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! 1  Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

5:4 Naaman 2  went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said. 5:5 The king of Syria said, “Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman 3  went, taking with him ten talents 4  of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, 5  and ten suits of clothes. 5:6 He brought the letter to king of Israel. It read: “This is a letter of introduction for my servant Naaman, 6  whom I have sent to be cured of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 5:11

5:11 Naaman went away angry. He said, “Look, I thought for sure he would come out, stand there, invoke the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the area, and cure the skin disease.

1 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

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

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

4 tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 750 pounds of silver (cf. NCV, NLT, CEV).

5 tn Heb “six thousand gold […].” The unit of measure is not given in the Hebrew text. A number of English versions supply “pieces” (e.g., KJV, ASV, NAB, TEV) or “shekels” (e.g., NASB, NIV, NRSV).

6 tn Heb “and now when this letter comes to you, look, I have sent to you Naaman my servant.”