2 Kings 5:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes to show he was sad and upset. He said, “Am I God? I don’t have the power over life and death. So why did the king of Aram send a man sick with leprosy for me to heal? Think about it, and you will see that it is a trick. The king of Aram is trying to start a fight.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:6

The Lord causes people to die, and he causes them to live. He sends people down to the grave, and he can raise them up to live again.

1 Kings 20:7

So King Ahab called a meeting of all the elders of his country and said, “Look, Ben-Hadad is looking for trouble. First he told me that I must give him my wives and children and my silver and gold. I agreed to give them to him.”

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “I am not God. He is the one who has caused you to not have children.”

Deuteronomy 32:39

“‘Now, see that I, and only I, am God! There is no other God! I put people to death, and I let people live. I can hurt people, and I can make them well. No one can save another person from my power!

Luke 11:54

They were trying to find a way to catch Jesus saying something wrong.

Hosea 6:1

“Come, let’s go back to the Lord. He hurt us, but he will heal us. He wounded us, but he will put bandages on us.

Daniel 2:11

The king is asking something that is too hard to do. Only the gods could tell the king his dream and what it means. But the gods don’t live with people.”

Acts 14:14

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, understood what the people were doing, they tore their own clothes. Then they ran in among the people and shouted to them:

Matthew 26:65

When the high priest heard this, he tore his clothes in anger. He said, “This man has said things that insult God! We don’t need any more witnesses. You all heard his insulting words.

Jeremiah 36:24

And, when King Jehoiakim and his servants heard the message from the scroll, they were not afraid. They did not tear their clothes to show sorrow for doing wrong.

2 Kings 18:37

Then the palace manager (Eliakim son of Hilkiah), the royal secretary (Shebna), and the record keeper (Joah son of Asaph) went to Hezekiah. Their clothes were torn to show they were upset. They told Hezekiah everything the Assyrian commander had said.

2 Kings 11:14

Athaliah saw the king by the column where new kings usually stood. She also saw the leaders and men playing the trumpets for him. She saw that all the people were very happy. She heard the trumpets, and she tore her clothes to show she was upset. Then Athaliah shouted, “Treason! Treason!”

Deuteronomy 32:29

If they were wise, they would understand; they would know what would happen to them.

Numbers 14:6

Joshua and Caleb became very upset. (Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh were two of the men who explored the land.)

Genesis 37:29

Reuben had been gone, but when he came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. He tore his clothes to show that he was upset.

2 Kings 5:6

Naaman took the letter from the king of Aram to the king of Israel. The letter said: “Now this letter is to show that I am sending my servant Naaman to you. Cure his leprosy.”

Genesis 50:19

Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am not God! I have no right to punish you.

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David tore his clothes to show he was very sad. All the men with him did the same thing.