Letters

“The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.”

““Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.”

“And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.””

“Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,”

“At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.”

“So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.”

“I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.”

“The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter”