## The king sent a man from before him ##

AT: "The king of Israel sent one of his men,"​

## when the messenger came to Elisha, he said to the elders ##

"when the messenger sent by the king came to Elisha, Elisha said to the elders,"​

## son of a murderer ##

This means that he (the king of Israel) has the characteristics of a murderer.

## to take away my head ##

AT: "to cut off my head?" ([[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]]) or AT: "to kill me?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## Is not the sound of his master'​s feet behind him? ##

AT: "The king will be coming along right behind him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## While he was still talking with them ##

"While Elisha was still talking with the elders,"​

## the messenger came down to him ##

The messenger arrived, and so did the king, as Elisha had said he would. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## this trouble ##

This "trouble" refers to the famine in Samaria and the suffering it caused.

## Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer? ##

AT: "I will not wait any longer for help from Yahweh!" or "Why should I continue to wait for Yahweh to help us?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])