Parallel Verses New International Version "By all means, go," the king of Aram replied. "I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. King James Bible And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. Darby Bible Translation And the king of Syria said, Well! go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [shekels] of gold, and ten changes of raiment. World English Bible The king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing. Young's Literal Translation And the king of Aram saith, 'Go thou, enter, and I send a letter unto the king of Israel;' and he goeth and taketh in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of garments. 2 Kings 5:5 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThe king of Syria said - He judged it the best mode of proceeding to send immediately to the king, under whose control he supposed the prophet must be, that he would order the prophet to cure his general. Ten talents of silver - This, at 353 11s. 10 1/2d. the talent, would amount to 3,535 18s. 9d. Six thousand pieces of gold - If shekels are here meant, as the Arabic has it, then the six thousand shekels, at 1 16s. 5d. will amount to 10,925; and the whole, to 14,460 18s. 9d. sterling: besides the value of the ten caftans, or changes of raiment. This was a princely present, and shows us at once how high Naaman stood in the esteem of his master. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Go to, go James 5:1 Go to now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come on you. and took with him [heb] in his hand 353l. 11s. d. the talent, would amount to 3535 l. 18s. 9d. six thousand If shekels are meant, as the Arabic reads, then this, at 1l. 16s. 5d. each, will amount to 10:925l; and the whole to 14,464l. 18s. 9d.: besides the value of the ten changes of raiment. ten changes James 5:2,3 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten... Library Naaman's Wrath'And Elisha sent a messenger unto Naaman, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11. But Naaman was wroth, and went away.'--2 KINGS v. 10,11. These two figures are significant of much beyond themselves. Elisha the prophet is the bearer of a divine cure. Naaman, the great Syrian noble, is stricken with the disease that throughout the Old Testament is treated as a parable of sin and death. He was the commander-in-chief of the army … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture A Little Maid Cross References Genesis 45:22 To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes. Judges 14:12 "Let me tell you a riddle," Samson said to them. "If you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes. 1 Samuel 9:7 Saul said to his servant, "If we go, what can we give the man? The food in our sacks is gone. We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?" 2 Kings 4:42 A man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain, along with some heads of new grain. "Give it to the people to eat," Elisha said. 2 Kings 5:4 Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. 2 Kings 5:6 The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: "With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy." 2 Kings 5:22 "Everything is all right," Gehazi answered. "My master sent me to say, 'Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.'" Jump to Previous Changes Clothes Clothing Departed Festal Garments Gold Israel Letter Means Pieces Silver Six Syria Talents Ten ThousandJump to Next Changes Clothes Clothing Departed Festal Garments Gold Israel Letter Means Pieces Silver Six Syria Talents Ten ThousandLinks 2 Kings 5:5 NIV2 Kings 5:5 NLT 2 Kings 5:5 ESV 2 Kings 5:5 NASB 2 Kings 5:5 KJV 2 Kings 5:5 Bible Apps 2 Kings 5:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 5:5 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 5:5 French Bible 2 Kings 5:5 German Bible 2 Kings 5:5 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |