2 Kings 6:33

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?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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?"
• 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?”

Context of 2 Kings 6:33

31“May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t separate Elisha’s head from his shoulders this very day,” the king vowed. 32Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master’s steps following him.” 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?”

2 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 replied to the Lord, “My punishment is too great for me to bear!
• Exodus 16:6So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “By evening you will realize it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 28:6He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.
• 1 Samuel 31:4Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.” But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
• Job 1:11But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!”
• Job 2:5But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!”
• Proverbs 19:3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.
• Isaiah 8:21They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven
• Jeremiah 2:25When will you stop running? When will you stop panting after other gods? But you say, ‘Save your breath. I’m in love with these foreign gods, and I can’t stop loving them now!’
• Ezekiel 33:10“Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying, ‘Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?’
• Matthew 27:4“I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”
• 2 Corinthians 2:7Now, however, it is time to forgive and comfort him. Otherwise he may be overcome by discouragement.
• Revelation 16:9Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.
• Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
• Psalms 37:7Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
• Psalms 62:5Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in 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

Topics related to 2 Kings 6:33

• Afflictions and Adversities
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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