6:33a While Elisha was still speaking with them,

Before Elisha had finished talking with the elders,

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Elisha had hardly finished saying this to the men who were with him,

6:33b the messenger came down to him.

the messenger arrived ⌊at the prophet’s house⌋ . ⌊Behind him came the king.⌋

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when the messenger ⌊and the king⌋ arrived.

6:33c And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD.

The king said, “It is Yahweh who is responsible for this disaster/evil.

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The king said, “Yahweh is the one who has brought this trouble ⌊on us (incl.) ⌋ .

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The king said ⌊to Elisha⌋ that Yahweh had caused these bad things to happen ⌊to the people of Israel/Samaria⌋ .

6:33d Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

Why should I wait/hope for Yahweh ⌊to do something for us (incl.) ⌋ ?”

-or-

I have no hope that Yahweh ⌊will help us (incl.) ⌋ now.”

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⌊He said that⌋ he no longer thought/expected that Yahweh would help/save them.

6:33c-d (reordered)

The king said, “There is no reason to think that Yahweh will help us now. He is the one who has caused this disaster.”

Section 7:1-20

The people of Samaria found food in the camp of their enemies

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