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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 5:5 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

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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