2 Kings 5:5

The king of Syria said, “Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman ¹  went, taking with him ten talents ²  of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, ³  and ten suits of clothes.

Ge 11:3,7; Ge 45:22; Nu 22:7,17,18; Nu 24:11-13; Jud 14:12; 1Sa 9:8; 1Ki 13:7; 1Ki 22:3; 2Ki 8:8,9; Ec 2:1; Isa 5:5; Ac 8:18-20; Jas 4:13; Jas 5:1; Jas 5:2,3

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² 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).

³ 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).