2 Kings 5: 8 Commentary
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Loading ...And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
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why did the king tear his robe? what did the tearing of the robe symbolize?
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Beverly Jones
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Beverly Jones: The King of Israel tore his robe thinking that what the King of Syria was asking for was an impossible thing to do and was just instead planning for war-so he tore his clothes in anger. The Syrian King was asking for the healing of the leprosy of Naaman (the Captain of Syrian army-See verse 7:
“And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.”
Here is a link regarding the tearing of garments in the Bible: http://www.keyway.ca/htm2007/20070313.htm