2 Kings 6:32-33

6:32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. ¹  The king ²  sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, ³  Elisha ⁴  said to the leaders, ⁵  “Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?” ⁶  Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.” ⁷  6:33 He was still talking to them when ⁸  the messenger approached ⁹  and said, “Look, the Lord is responsible for this disaster! ¹⁰  Why should I continue to wait for the Lord to help?”

[6:32]  ¹ tn Heb “and the elders were sitting with him.”

[6:32]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ³ tn Heb “sent a man from before him, before the messenger came to him.”

[6:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “elders.”

[6:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “Do you see that this son of an assassin has sent to remove my head?”

[6:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”

[6:33]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text also has “look” here.

[6:33]  ⁹ tn Heb “came down to him.”

[6:33]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Look, this is a disaster from the Lord.”