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Elisha was sitting in his house. The elders were sitting there with him. The king went to see Elisha. He sent a messenger on ahead of him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha spoke to the elders. He said, "That murderer is sending someone here to cut my head off. Can't you see that? When the messenger comes, close the door. Hold it shut against him. Can't you hear his master's footsteps right behind him?"
Reference
Hebrew: ʼĔlîyshâʻ
Elisha, the famous prophet
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Hebrew: bayith
{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: ἱστορέω (historéō)
to be knowing (learned), i.e. (by implication) to visit for information (interview)
Hebrew: râʼeh
seeing, i.e. experiencing
Hebrew: ʼĔlîyshâʻ
Elisha, the famous prophet
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: bâsar
properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: πρῶτον (prōton)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
Hebrew: ṭᵉrôwm
not yet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: bâsar
properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)
Hebrew: ʼĔlîyshâʻ
Elisha, the famous prophet
Hebrew: chishshur
combined, i.e. the nave or hub of awheel (as holding the spokes together)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἀνθρωποκτόνος (anthrōpoktónos)
a manslayer
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Greek: κατακόπτω (katakóptō)
to chop down, i.e. mangle
Hebrew: châtsab
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
Greek: κεφαλή (kephalḗ)
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
Hebrew: gulgôleth
a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons)
Greek: ἱστορέω (historéō)
to be knowing (learned), i.e. (by implication) to visit for information (interview)
Hebrew: râʼeh
seeing, i.e. experiencing
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: bâsar
properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)
Greek: ἆσσον (âsson)
more nearly, i.e. very near
Hebrew: zûwr
to press together, tighten
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: θύρα (thýra)
a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
Greek: τήρησις (tḗrēsis)
a watching, i.e. (figuratively) observance, or (concretely) a prison
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: ʼâṭar
to close up
Greek: ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen)
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
Hebrew: ʼêth
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: διακούομαι (diakoúomai)
to hear throughout, i.e. patiently listen (to a prisoner's plea)
Hebrew: shᵉmaʻ
{to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)}
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ἐπιστάτης (epistátēs)
an appointee over, i.e. commander (teacher)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Verse Explanation
Elisha sits in his house with the elders while the king sends a messenger ahead of him. Elisha already knows what is happening and tells the elders to prepare because the king's messenger is coming to remove his head. The prophet reveals God's knowledge of events before they occur.
History
Prophets often demonstrated God's authority by knowing hidden intentions and future actions.