Discovery Box2 Kings 6:32-33 
Context6:32 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?”
1 tn Heb “and the elders were sitting with him.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “sent a man from before him, before the messenger came to him.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “elders.”
6 tn Heb “Do you see that this son of an assassin has sent to remove my head?”
7 tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
8 tn The Hebrew text also has “look” here.
9 tn Heb “came down to him.”
10 tn Heb “Look, this is a disaster from the
