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While he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Yahweh; why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?
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The King's Personal Confrontation
Scholars widely agree that the speaker is King Jehoram himself, not just a messenger. The Hebrew words for 'king' and 'messenger' are very similar, and the desperate, authoritative tone of the speech fits the king. He has come to personally confront Elisha, blaming him for the crisis.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The messenger - It has been proposed to change “messenger” to “king,” since the two words are nearly alike in Hebrew, and the speech with wh…
19th Century
Anglican
Yet talked. — Was still speaking.
The messenger. — Ewald's correction, “the kin…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And while he yet talked with them Elisha with the elders:
behold, the messenger came down unto hi…
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