2 Kings 6:31-33

Good News Translation

³¹ He exclaimed, “May God strike me dead if Elisha is not beheaded before the day is over!” ³² And he sent a messenger to get Elisha.

Meanwhile Elisha was at home with some elders who were visiting him. Before the king's messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “That murderer is sending someone to kill me! Now, when he gets here, shut the door and don't let him come in. The king himself will be right behind him.” ³³ He had hardly finished saying this, when the king^[a] arrived and said, “It's the Lord who has brought this trouble on us! Why should I wait any longer for him to do something?”