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2 Kings 6:33
33And while he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him and said, "This trouble is from the Lord! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?"
2 Kings 6:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?
- New International Version (NIV)While he was still talking to them, the messenger came down to him. The king said, “This disaster is from the Lord. Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”
- New King James Version (NKJV)And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, “Surely this calamity is from the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, “All this misery is from the Lord! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”
Context of 2 Kings 6:33
31and he said, "May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today." 32Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence, but before the messenger arrived Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?" And while he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him and said, "This trouble is from the Lord! Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?"
Read all of 2 Kings 62 Kings 6:33 word by word
עוֹדֶ֙נּוּ֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר עִמָּ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ יֹרֵ֣ד אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־זֹ֤את הָֽרָעָה֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מָֽה־אוֹחִ֥יל לַיהוָ֖ה עֽוֹד׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And while he yet talkedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- with them, behold, the messengerמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
- came downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- unto him: and he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Behold, this evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- what should I waitיָחַלyâchal · to wait: waitH3176
Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:33
- Genesis 4:13Cain said to the Lord, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Exodus 16:6So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, "At evening you shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
- 1 Samuel 28:6And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
- 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.
- Job 1:11But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face."
- Job 2:5But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face."
- Proverbs 19:3When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.
- Isaiah 8:21They will pass through the land, greatly distressed and hungry. And when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will speak contemptuously against their king and their God, and turn their faces upward.
- Jeremiah 2:25Keep your feet from going unshod and your throat from thirst. But you said, 'It is hopeless, for I have loved foreigners, and after them I will go.'
- Ezekiel 33:10"And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: 'Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?'
- Matthew 27:4saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."
- 2 Corinthians 2:7so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
- Revelation 16:9They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
- Psalms 37:7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
- Psalms 62:5For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Behold, this evil is of the Lord - It is difficult to know whether it be the prophet, the messenger, or the king, that says these words. It might be the answer of the prophet from within to the messenger who was without, and who sought for admission, and gave his reason; to whom Elisha might have replied: "I am not the cause of these calamities; they are from the Lord; I have been praying for their removal; but why should I pray to the Lord any longer…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The messenger - It has been proposed to change “messenger” into “king,” the two words being in Hebrew nearly alike, and the speech with which the chapter ends being considered only suitable in the mouth of the king, whose presence is indicated in 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:17. Others think that the words “and the king after him” have fallen out of the text. Came down - The messenger came down from off the wall to the level of the streets. Behold this evil …Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-33Verses 24-33 Learn to value plenty, and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is, when in time of famine it is so freely parted with for any thing that is eatable! The language of Jehoram to the woman may be the language of despair. See the word of God fulfilled; among the threatenings of God's judgments upon Israel for their sins, this was one, that they should eat the flesh of their own children, De 28:53-57. The truth and the awful justice…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33the king said: This might mean the messenger was delivering the king's exact words. Since the siege's suffering seemed to come from the Lord, Joram thought praying for rescue was pointless.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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