2 Kings 5:3-6

5:3 She told her mistress, “If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! ¹  Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”

5:4 Naaman ²  went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said. 5:5 The king of Syria said, “Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman ³  went, taking with him ten talents ⁴  of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, ⁵  and ten suits of clothes. 5:6 He brought the letter to king of Israel. It read: “This is a letter of introduction for my servant Naaman, ⁶  whom I have sent to be cured of his skin disease.”

[5:3]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[5:4]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:5]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:5]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 750 pounds of silver (cf. NCV, NLT, CEV).

[5:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “six thousand gold […].” The unit of measure is not given in the Hebrew text. A number of English versions supply “pieces” (e.g., KJV, ASV, NAB, TEV) or “shekels” (e.g., NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[5:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and now when this letter comes to you, look, I have sent to you Naaman my servant.”