2 Kings 5:5 (GNV)

Passage

And the King of Aram sayde, Goe thy way thither, and I will send a letter vnto the King of Israel. And he departed, and tooke with him ten talents of siluer, and sixe thousand pieces of golde, and ten change of rayments,

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:3 And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God my lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.

2 Kings 5:4 And he went in, and tolde his lorde, saying, Thus and thus saith the mayde that is of the land of Israel.

2 Kings 5:5 And the King of Aram sayde, Goe thy way thither, and I will send a letter vnto the King of Israel. And he departed, and tooke with him ten talents of siluer, and sixe thousand pieces of golde, and ten change of rayments,

2 Kings 5:6 And brought the letter to the King of Israel to this effect, Now when this letter is come vnto thee, vnderstand, that I haue sent thee Naaman my seruant, that thou maiest heale him of his leprosie.

2 Kings 5:7 And when the King of Israel had read the letter, he rent his clothes, and sayde, Am I God, to kill and to giue life, that hee doth send to mee, that I should heale a man from his leprosie? wherfore consider, I pray you, and see howe he seeketh a quarel against me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "aram", "sayde", "thither", "send", "letter", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "aram", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And he went in and tolde his..." into verse 6's "And brought the letter to the King...", so "king" and "aram" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "king" and "aram" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.