Discovery Box2 Kings 5:3-6 
Context5:3 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
Context5:11 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.”
