2 Kings 6:33 meaning and explanation

While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

2 Kings 6:33, Berean Standard Bible

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Elisha has been sitting with the elders of Samaria while Ben-hadad's siege has reduced the city to starvation, and the king of Israel, having just heard a mother's account of cannibalism, has sworn to take the prophet's head. The messenger arrives at the door, and the king follows close behind, speaking words of despair.

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