2 Kings 5:7

Modern English Version

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to give life, that this man sends a man to me to take away his leprosy? But consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.”

Cross References

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became 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

Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

2 Samuel 1:11

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

1 Kings 20:7

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Please notice how this man is looking for trouble, for he has demanded I give him my wives and children and my silver and gold, and I have not denied his request.”

2 Kings 11:14

Then she looked, and the king was standing by a pillar according to custom, the captains and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. So Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Conspiracy, conspiracy!”

2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the 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, “Now when this letter comes to you, know that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may take away from him his leprosy.”

Jeremiah 36:24

Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.

Daniel 2:11

Also, it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no one else who can tell it before the king, except the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

Hosea 6:1

Come, let us return to the Lord, for He has torn, and He will heal us. He has struck, and He will bind us up.

Numbers 14:6

Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, from the ones who explored the land, tore their clothes.

Matthew 26:65

Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further need do we have for witnesses? See, now you have heard His blasphemy.

Luke 11:54

lying in wait for Him and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.

Acts 14:14

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,

Deuteronomy 32:29

Would that they were wise, so that they understood this, so that they would comprehend their future!

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god besides Me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; there is no one who can deliver out of My hand.

1 Samuel 2:6

“The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.