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2 Kings 5:5
English Standard Version
2 Kings 5:5
English Standard Version
5 And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”
So he went, (A)taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels[a] of gold, and ten (B)changes of clothing.
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- 2 Kings 5:5 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
2 Kings 5:5
New International Version
2 Kings 5:5
New International Version
5 “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents[a] of silver, six thousand shekels[b] of gold and ten sets of clothing.(A)
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 5:5 That is, about 750 pounds or about 340 kilograms
- 2 Kings 5:5 That is, about 150 pounds or about 69 kilograms
2 Kings 5:22-23
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2 Kings 5:22-23
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22 And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me to say, ‘There have just now come to me from (A)the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and (B)two changes of clothing.’” 23 And Naaman said, (C)“Be pleased to accept two talents.” And he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants. And they carried them before Gehazi.
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2 Kings 5:22-23
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2 Kings 5:22-23
New International Version
22 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent[a] of silver and two sets of clothing.’”(A)
23 “By all means, take two talents,” said Naaman. He urged Gehazi to accept them, and then tied up the two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them ahead of Gehazi.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 5:22 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
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