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.
When the king read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, "Am I God to decide life and death? Why does this person send me a message to heal someone from leprosy? They must be looking for a reason to fight me."