2 Kings 5:5

5:5 The king of Syria said, “Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman ¹  went, taking with him ten talents ²  of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, ³  and ten suits of clothes.

2 Kings 5:1

Elisha Heals a Syrian General

5:1 Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria’s army, was esteemed and respected by his master, ⁴  for through him the Lord had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease. ⁵ 

2 Kings 9:7

9:7 You will destroy the family of your master Ahab. ⁶  I will get revenge against Jezebel for the shed blood of my servants the prophets and for the shed blood of all the Lord’s servants. ⁷ 

2 Kings 9:1

Jehu Becomes King

9:1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned a member of the prophetic guild ⁸  and told him, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take this container ⁹  of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.

2 Kings 14:3

14:3 He did what the Lord approved, ¹⁰  but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash. ¹¹ 

[5:5]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Naaman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:5]  ² 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]  ³ 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).

[5:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “was a great man before his master and lifted up with respect to the face.”

[5:1]  ⁵ tn For a discussion of מְצֹרָע (mÿtsora’), traditionally translated “leprous,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 63. Naaman probably had a skin disorder of some type, not leprosy/Hansen’s disease.

[9:7]  ⁶ tn Or “strike down the house of Ahab your master.”

[9:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “I will avenge the shed blood of my servants the prophets and the shed blood of all the servants of the Lord from the hand of Jezebel.”

[9:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “one of the sons of the prophets.”

[9:1]  ⁹ tn Or “flask.”

[14:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[14:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “according to all which Joash his father had done, he did.”