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32 The king sent a messenger to Elisha. Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Look, that son of a murderer is sending men to cut off my head. When the messenger arrives, shut the door. Hold the door and don’t let him in. I hear the sound of his master’s feet coming behind him.”

33 While Elisha was still talking with the elders, the messenger[a] came to him. This was the message: “This trouble has come from the Lord. Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 6:33 messenger Or possibly, “king.”

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