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2 Kings 6:32
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32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders.[a] The king[b] sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived,[c] Elisha[d] said to the leaders,[e] “Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?[f] Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.”[g]

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  1. 2 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “and the elders were sitting with him.”
  2. 2 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 2 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “sent a man from before him, before the messenger came to him.”
  4. 2 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 2 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “elders.”
  6. 2 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “Do you see that this son of an assassin has sent to remove my head?”
  7. 2 Kings 6:32 tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
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