2 Kings 5:5
in 2 Kings 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 5
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Six thousand pieces of gold - Rather, “six thousand shekels of gold.” Coined money did not exist as yet, and was not introduced into Judea until the time of Cyrus. Gold was carried in bars, from which portions were cut when need arose, and the value was ascertained by weighing.
This site's exposition
Naaman went and told his master
on 2 Kings 5:4-6
The report climbs from a servant girl to Naaman to the king of Aram, who answers with a state letter. The letter goes to the king of Israel and not to the prophet, as if the cure lay in a king's gift.
This site's exposition
six thousand shekels of gold
Albert Barnes notes that coined money reached Judea only in the time of Cyrus. Naaman's six thousand shekels were gold carried in bars. Portions were cut from the bars and weighed when a payment was made.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the king of Syria said, go to, go,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
By this young Hebrew slave of his wife, Naaman's attention was directed to the prophet of Israel, as the person who would remove his leprosy. Naaman, on communicating the matter to his royal master, was immediately furnished with a letter to the king of Israel, and set out for Samaria, carrying with him, as an indispensable preliminary in the East, very costly presents.
The king of Syria said - He judged it the best mode of proceeding to send immediately to the king, under whose control he supposed the prophet must be, that he would order the prophet to cure his general. Ten talents of silver - This, at £353 11s. 10 1/2d. the talent, would amount to £3,535 18s. 9d. Six thousand pieces of gold - If shekels are here meant, as the Arabic has it, then the six thousand shekels, at £1 16s. 5d. will amount to £10,925; and the whole, to £14,460 18s. 9d. sterling: besides the value of the ten caftans, or changes of raiment. This was a princely present, and shows us at once how high Naaman stood in the esteem of his master.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָם֙ | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| לֶךְ־ | lekh- | come | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בֹּ֔א | bo' | go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥ה | veeshlechah | so let me send | H7971 → | 845 times |
| סֵ֖פֶר | sefer | a letter | H5612 → | 186 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| וַיִּקַּ֨ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| בְּיָד֜וֹ | beyado | in hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עֶ֣שֶׂר | ʾeser | ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| כִּכְּרֵי־ | kikerei- | talents of | H3603 → | 68 times |
| כֶ֗סֶף | khesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת | vesheshet | and six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| אֲלָפִים֙ | ʾalafim | thousand<s> | H505 → | 505 times |
| זָהָ֔ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וְעֶ֖שֶׂר | veeser | and ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
| חֲלִיפ֥וֹת | chalifot | changes of | H2487 → | 12 times |
| בְּגָדִֽים׃ | begadim | garments | H899 → | 217 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
אֲרָם֙Aram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
לֶךְ־come
lekh-H1980 →1546 times
בֹּ֔אgo
bo'H935 →2568 times
וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הso let me send
veeshlechahH7971 →845 times
סֵ֖פֶרa letter
seferH5612 →186 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיֵּלֶךְ֩and he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
בְּיָד֜וֹin hand his
beyadoH3027 →1618 times
עֶ֣שֶׂרten
ʾeserH6235 →176 times
כִּכְּרֵי־talents of
kikerei-H3603 →68 times
כֶ֗סֶףsilver
khesefH3701 →403 times
וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתand six
vesheshetH8337 →216 times
אֲלָפִים֙thousand<s>
ʾalafimH505 →505 times
זָהָ֔בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
וְעֶ֖שֶׂרand ten
veeserH6235 →176 times
חֲלִיפ֥וֹתchanges of
chalifotH2487 →12 times
בְּגָדִֽים׃garments
begadimH899 →217 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
James 4:13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
it leads to
- Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- Luke 12:17–20
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
- Genesis 11:3–4
And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
- Proverbs 27:1
Through
2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 9:7
“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do…
- John 6:13
So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
- 1 Samuel 9:7
Through
Judges 14:12“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…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 17:2
“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
- 1 Kings 10:1
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).