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2 Kings 5:7

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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.

And it came to pass, when the king {H4428} of Israel {H3478} had read {H7121} the letter {H5612}, that he rent {H7167} his clothes {H899}, and said {H559}, Am I God {H430}, to kill {H4191} and to make alive {H2421}, that this man {H2088} doth send {H7971} unto me to recover {H622} a man {H376} of his leprosy {H6883}? wherefore {H389} consider {H3045}, I pray you, and see {H7200} how he seeketh a quarrel {H579} against me.

When the king of Isra'el finished reading the letter, he tore his clothes. "Am I God, able to kill and make alive," he asked, "so that he sends me a man to heal of tzara'at? You can see that he is only seeking an excuse to quarrel with me."

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”

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.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 2:6 (8 votes)

    The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

  • 1 Kings 20:7 (6 votes)

    Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

  • Genesis 30:2 (6 votes)

    And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

  • Deuteronomy 32:39 (5 votes)

    ¶ See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.

  • Hosea 6:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

  • Luke 11:54 (3 votes)

    Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

  • Daniel 2:11 (3 votes)

    And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.