2 Kings 5:5
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.

New Living Translation
“Go and visit the prophet,” the king of Aram told him. “I will send a letter of introduction for you to take to the king of Israel.” So Naaman started out, carrying as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

English Standard Version
And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

Berean Standard Bible
“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

Berean Literal Bible
And the king of Aram said, “Go, enter, 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 garments.

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.

New King James Version
Then the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Aram said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothes.

NASB 1995
Then the king of Aram 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 shekels of gold and ten changes of clothes.

NASB 1977
Then the king of Aram said, “Go now, 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 clothes.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king of Aram said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he went and took in his hand ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold and ten changes of clothes.

Amplified Bible
Then the king of Aram (Syria) said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel (Jehoram the son of Ahab).” So he left and took with him ten talents of silver and 6,000 shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

Berean Annotated Bible
“Go now, said the king of Aram (exalted), “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel (he wrestles with God). So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver <754 lb / 342 kg>, six thousand shekels of gold <150.8 lb / 68.4 kg>, and ten sets of clothing.

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, the king of Aram said, “Go, and I will send a letter with you to the king of Israel.” So he went and took with him 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, the king of Aram said, “Go and I will send a letter with you to the king of Israel.” So he went and took with him 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and 10 changes of clothes.

American Standard Version
And the king of Syria said, Go now, 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.

Contemporary English Version
the king replied, "Go ahead! I will give you a letter to take to the king of Israel." Naaman left and took along 30,000 pieces of silver, 6,000 pieces of gold, and 10 new outfits.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king of Aram said, "You may go. I will also send a letter to the king of Israel." When Naaman left, he took 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and 10 sets of clothing with him.

Good News Translation
The king said, "Go to the king of Israel and take this letter to him." So Naaman set out, taking thirty thousand pieces of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of fine clothes.

International Standard Version
The king of Aram replied, "Go now, and I'll send a letter to the king of Israel." So he left and took with him ten talents of silver and 6,000 units of gold, along with ten sets of clothing.

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

New Heart English Bible
The king of Aram 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king of Syria said, Come, 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 pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

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, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the king of Aram says, “Go, enter, and I send a letter to the king of Israel”; and he goes and takes in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of garments.

Berean Literal Bible
And the king of Aram said, “Go, enter, 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 garments.

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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the king of Aram will say, Go; come, I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he will go and take in his hand ten talents of silver and six thousand of gold, and ten changes of garments.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of Syria sad to him: 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 pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the king of Syria said to him, “Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” And when he had set out, he had taken with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand gold coins, and ten changes of fine clothing.

New American Bible
The king of Aram said, “Go. I will send along a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman set out, taking along ten silver talents, six thousand gold pieces, and ten festal garments.

New Revised Standard Version
And the king of Aram said, “Go then, and I will send along a letter to the king of Israel.” He went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of garments.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the king of Aram said to him, Come, go, I will send a letter to 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 garments.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the King of Edom said to him: “Come, go, I shall send a letter to the King of Israel.” And he went on and he took in his hand ten talents of silver and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten suits of garments.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the king of Aram said: 'Go now, 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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the king of Syria said to Naiman, Go to, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, and took in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Naaman Cured of Leprosy
4And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said. 5“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing. 6And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”…

Cross References
“Go now,” said the king of Aram,

2 Chronicles 16:2-3
So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus: / “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

2 Kings 8:7-9
Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.” / So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” / So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
“and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.”

2 Samuel 11:14-15
The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. / In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”

2 Kings 10:1-6
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying: / “When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry, / select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.” …
So Naaman departed,

Genesis 24:61
Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
taking with him ten talents of silver,

Ezra 8:24-27
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, / and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God. / I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold, …

2 Kings 12:18
So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.
six thousand shekels of gold,

1 Kings 10:14-17
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. …

2 Chronicles 9:13-16
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. …
and ten sets of clothing.

Judges 14:12-13
“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes. / But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”

Genesis 45:22
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
Luke 4:27
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

Matthew 8:2-4
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

Mark 1:40-45
Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. …

Luke 17:12-19
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. …


Treasury of Scripture

And the king of Syria said, Go to, 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 pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

Go to, go

Genesis 11:3,7
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter…

Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Isaiah 5:5
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:

and took

2 Kings 8:8,9
And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? …

Numbers 22:7,17,18
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak…

Numbers 24:11-13
Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour…

with him [heb] in his hand

2 Kings 10:5
And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

ten changes

Genesis 45:22
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

Judges 14:12
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

James 5:2,3
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten…

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2 Kings 5
1. Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of leprosy
8. Elisha, sending him to Jordan cures him
15. He refusing Naaman's gifts grants him some of the earth
20. Gehazi, abusing his master's name unto Naaman, is smitten with leprosy












“Go now,” said the king of Aram,
The king of Aram, likely Ben-Hadad II, demonstrates his authority and willingness to assist Naaman, his commander. This reflects the political dynamics between Aram (modern-day Syria) and Israel, often marked by conflict and uneasy alliances. The king's directive underscores the high regard in which Naaman is held, as well as the desperation to find a cure for his leprosy.

“and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.”
The letter signifies a formal diplomatic request, indicating the seriousness of Naaman's condition and the respect for the prophet Elisha's reputation in Israel. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of kings communicating through letters for political and personal matters. The king of Israel at this time is likely Jehoram, who would have been wary of Aram due to their history of hostilities.

So Naaman departed,
Naaman's departure marks the beginning of his journey of faith and healing. His willingness to seek help from a foreign prophet highlights his desperation and the limitations of his own resources and gods. This journey can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual seeking and humility.

taking with him ten talents of silver,
A talent was a large unit of weight, approximately 75 pounds or 34 kilograms. Ten talents of silver represent a significant amount of wealth, indicating the value placed on Naaman's healing. This wealth also reflects the common practice of offering gifts to prophets or healers, as seen in other biblical accounts.

six thousand shekels of gold,
A shekel was a unit of weight, roughly 11 grams or 0.4 ounces. Six thousand shekels of gold further emphasize the immense wealth Naaman carried, underscoring the seriousness of his condition and the high stakes involved. This wealth is a testament to Naaman's status and the resources of the Aramean kingdom.

and ten sets of clothing.
Clothing in the ancient Near East was a valuable commodity, often used as a form of currency or gift. The ten sets of clothing symbolize honor and respect, as well as the intention to secure favor. This practice is seen in other biblical narratives, where clothing is given as a sign of esteem or covenant.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Naaman
A commander of the army of the king of Aram, who was highly regarded but suffered from leprosy.

2. King of Aram
The ruler who sends Naaman to Israel with a letter, showing his favor and support.

3. King of Israel
The recipient of the letter from the king of Aram, who is expected to facilitate Naaman's healing.

4. Aram
A region often in conflict with Israel, yet here showing a diplomatic interaction.

5. Israel
The nation where Naaman seeks healing, highlighting the presence of God's prophet, Elisha.
Teaching Points
Faith and Obedience
Naaman's journey underscores the importance of faith and obedience in seeking God's intervention. Despite his initial reluctance, his eventual compliance leads to healing.

God's Sovereignty
The account illustrates God's control over nations and individuals, using even foreign kings to accomplish His purposes.

Humility in Seeking Help
Naaman, a powerful military leader, humbles himself to seek healing from a foreign prophet, teaching us the value of humility in our spiritual walk.

Intercession and Advocacy
The king of Aram acts as an intercessor for Naaman, reminding us of the role of advocacy in the Christian community.

Material Wealth vs. Spiritual Need
Naaman's gifts highlight the contrast between material wealth and the spiritual need for God's grace and healing.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of 2 Kings 5:5?

2. How does Naaman's journey in 2 Kings 5:5 demonstrate obedience to authority?

3. What role does faith play in Naaman's decision to seek healing in Israel?

4. How does 2 Kings 5:5 illustrate God's sovereignty over nations and leaders?

5. How can we apply Naaman's willingness to seek help to our spiritual lives?

6. What scriptural connections exist between Naaman's story and Jesus' healing miracles?

7. Why did the king of Aram send Naaman to the king of Israel in 2 Kings 5:5?

8. How does 2 Kings 5:5 illustrate the power dynamics between Aram and Israel?

9. What does Naaman's journey in 2 Kings 5:5 reveal about faith and obedience?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 5?

11. How did Elisha heal Naaman of his leprosy?

12. Why does historical or archaeological evidence seem silent on Naaman's high status and this miraculous event (2 Kings 5)?

13. What protects Elisha's claim to divine power in this chapter (2 Kings 5:8-9) from being just legend or folklore?

14. How do we reconcile Elisha's instructions (2 Kings 5:10-12) with other Old Testament rites for healing that appear more complex or different?
What Does 2 Kings 5:5 Mean
Go now

“Go now,” said the king of Aram… (2 Kings 5 : 5)

• A pagan king initiates the action; yet Proverbs 21 : 1 reminds us that “The king’s heart is a watercourse in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.”

• This urgent command parallels other divine-directed journeys (Genesis 12 : 1; Acts 8 : 26), underscoring that movement in Scripture often precedes a miracle (2 Kings 5 : 14).

• The scene sets up a contrast between human authority and the ultimate sovereignty of God, who will soon work through Elisha.


I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel

…“and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.”

• Diplomatic letters were common (Nehemiah 2 : 7–8; 2 Chronicles 30 : 1). Here the Aramean king assumes political protocol can secure divine favor.

• The letter, like the missive Saul carried in Acts 9 : 2, reveals human confidence in institutional power, soon to be eclipsed by prophetic authority (2 Kings 5 : 8).

Isaiah 31 : 1 warns against trusting earthly alliances; Naaman’s healing will prove that only the God of Israel can save.


So Naaman departed

So Naaman departed…

• Immediate obedience echoes Abram’s in Hebrews 11 : 8 and the ten lepers in Luke 17 : 14—steps of faith precede cleansing.

• Naaman leaves behind both homeland and pride; James 4 : 6 teaches that humility positions us to receive grace.

• His military stature (2 Kings 5 : 1) does not exempt him from submitting to another nation’s prophet, illustrating Acts 10 : 34—God shows no partiality.


Ten talents of silver

…taking with him ten talents of silver…

• Roughly 750 pounds/340 kg, mirroring the lavish gifts of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon (1 Kings 10 : 10).

• Gifts were customary for prophetic encounters (1 Samuel 9 : 7–8), yet Elisha will refuse payment (2 Kings 5 : 16), highlighting that God’s grace is not for sale (Acts 8 : 20).

• Silver, often tied to redemption in Scripture (Exodus 30 : 12–16), ironically cannot purchase Naaman’s redemption.


Six thousand shekels of gold

…six thousand shekels of gold…

• Approximately 150 pounds/68 kg—extravagance on par with royal treasuries (1 Chronicles 29 : 4).

• The sum dwarfs Gehazi’s later deceitful request (2 Kings 5 : 22), stressing the contrast between God’s generosity and human greed.

Matthew 16 : 26 poses the enduring truth: “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”


Ten sets of clothing

…and ten sets of clothing.

• Fine garments signified honor (Genesis 45 : 22) and were highly valued spoils (Judges 14 : 12–13).

• Clothing also symbolizes righteousness (Isaiah 61 : 10; Revelation 3 : 5). Naaman arrives with costly robes but leaves with something far greater—cleansed skin pointing to inner renewal.

• The prophet’s refusal of these clothes (2 Kings 5 : 16) foreshadows the free righteousness later offered in Christ (Romans 3 : 24).


summary

2 Kings 5 : 5 portrays a powerful commander carrying diplomatic credentials and extravagant wealth, convinced that healing can be negotiated. The king’s order, the formal letter, and the opulent gifts all spotlight human attempts to control outcomes. Yet the chapter will soon prove that the Living God cannot be bought, managed, or limited by political or economic means. Obedient movement, humble faith, and divine grace—not silver, gold, or garments—bring Naaman’s restoration, pointing us to the ultimate, freely given cleansing found in God alone.

(5) Go to, go.--Depart thou (thither), enter (the land of Israel).

A letter.--Written, probably, in that old Aramean script of which we have examples on Assyrian seals of the eighth century B.C. , and which closely resembled the old Ph?nician and Hebrew characters, as well as that of the Moabite stone (2Kings 1:1, Note).

With him.--In his hand. (Comp. the expression "to fill the hand for Jehovah"--i.e., with presents; 1Chronicles 29:5.)

Changes of raiment.--Or, holiday suits. Reuss, habits de fete. (See the same word, haliphoth, in Genesis 45:22.) Curiously enough, similar expressions (nahlaptum, hitlupatum) were used in the like sense by the Assyrians (Schrader).

Ten talents of silver.--About 3,750 in our money. The money talent was equivalent to sixty minas, the mina to fifty shekels. The shekel came to about 2 Samuel 6 d. of our money.

Six thousand pieces of gold.--Heb., six thousand (in) gold: i.e., six thousand gold shekels=two talents of gold, about 13,500. The gold shekel was worth about 45s. of our currency. The total sum appears much too large, and the numbers are probably corrupt, as is so often the case. . . .

Verse 5. - And the King of Syria said, Go to, go; rather, Go, depart; i.e. lose no time; go at once, if there is any such possibility as the maiden has indicated. "We see," Bahr says, "from the king's readiness, how anxious he was for the restoration of Naaman." And I will send a letter unto the King of Israel. Letters had been interchanged between Solomon and Hiram, King of Tyro (2 Chronicles 2:3-11), a century earlier; and the communications of king with king in the East, though sometimes carried on orally by ambassadors, probably took place to a large extent by means of letters from a very early date. Written communications seem to have led to the outbreak of the war by which the foreign dynasty of the Hyksos was driven out of Egypt, and the native supremacy reestablished ('History of Ancient Egypt,' vol. it. pp. 199, 200). Written engagements were certainly entered into between the Egyptian kings and the Hittites at a date earlier than the Exodus (ibid., pp. 291, 310). Benhadad evidently regards the sending of a letter to a neighboring monarch as a natural and ordinary occurrence. And he - i.e. Naaman - departed, and took with him ten talents of silver - reckoned by Keil as equal to 25,000 thalers, or £3750; by Thenius as equal to 20,000 thalers, or £3000 - and six thousand pieces of gold. "Pieces of gold" did not yet exist, since coin had not been invented. Six thousand shekels' weight of gold is probably intended. This would equal, according to Keil, 50,000 thalers (£7500); according to Thenius, 60,000 thalers (£9000). Such sums are quite within the probable means of a rich Syrian nobleman of the time, a favorite at court, and the generalissimo of the Syrian army. Naaman evidently supposed that he would have, directly or indirectly, to purchase his cure. And ten changes of raiment (comp. Genesis 45:22; Hom., 'Od.,' 13:67; Xen., 'Cyrop.,' 8:2. § 8; ' Anab.,' 1:2. § 29; etc.). The practice of giving dresses of honor as presents continues in the East to this day.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Go now,”
לֶךְ־ (leḵ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the king
מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Aram,
אֲרָם֙ (’ă·rām)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 758: Aram -- Syria

“and I will send you with
וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥ה (wə·’eš·lə·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

a letter
סֵ֖פֶר (sê·p̄er)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the king
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Israel.”
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

So [Naaman] departed,
וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

taking
וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

with him
בְּיָד֜וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

ten
עֶ֣שֶׂר (‘e·śer)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

talents
כִּכְּרֵי־ (kik·kə·rê-)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

of silver,
כֶ֗סֶף (ḵe·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

six
וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת (wə·šê·šeṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

thousand [shekels]
אֲלָפִים֙ (’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 505: A thousand

of gold,
זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and ten
וְעֶ֖שֶׂר (wə·‘e·śer)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

sets
חֲלִיפ֥וֹת (ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 2487: Alternation

of clothing.
בְּגָדִֽים׃ (bə·ḡā·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage


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OT History: 2 Kings 5:5 The king of Syria said Go now (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg)
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