2 Kings 1:11 - Exposition

Again also ; rather, and again (see the Revised Version). He answered and said ; rather, he spoke and said ( ἐλάησε καὶ εἴτε , LXX .). Come down quickly . The king has grown impatient. It is conceivable that the death of the first captain with his band of fifty had been kept from him, and that he was only aware of an unaccountable delay. He therefore changes his order from "Come down" to " Come down quickly ."