2 Kings 5:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁷ When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his skin disease? Just look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ When the king of Israel read the letter, he rent his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? Just consider and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

Common English Bible

⁷ When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes. He said, “What? Am I God to hand out death and life? But this king writes me, asking me to cure someone of his skin disease! You must realize that he wants to start a fight with me.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his garments, and he said: "Am I God, so that I could take or give life, or so that this man would send to me to cure a man from his leprosy? Take notice and see that he is seeking occasions against me."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and said: Am I God, to be able to kill and give life, that this man hath sent to me, to heal a man of his leprosy? Mark, and see how he seeketh occasions against me.

2 Kings 5:7 Cross References

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became very angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

Genesis 37:29

When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes.

Genesis 50:19

But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God?

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

1 Kings 20:7

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Look now! See how this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, and I did not refuse him.”

2 Kings 11:14

when she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar, according to custom, with the captains and the trumpeters beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

2 Kings 5:6

He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, “When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you my servant Naaman, that you may cure him of his skin disease.”

Jeremiah 36:24

Yet neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was alarmed, nor did they tear their garments.

Daniel 2:11

The thing that the king is asking is too difficult, and no one can reveal it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

Hosea 6:1

“Come, let us return to the Lord, for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up.

Numbers 14:6

And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

Matthew 26:65

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.

Luke 11:54

lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.

Acts 14:14

When the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

Deuteronomy 32:29

If they were wise, they would understand this; they would discern what their end would be.

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am he; there is no god besides me. I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; and no one can deliver from my hand.

1 Samuel 2:6

The Lord kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.