And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?

Και ενω ετι ελαλει μετ' αυτων, ιδου, κατεβη προς αυτον ο μηνυτης· και ειπεν, Ιδου, παρα Κυριου ειναι το κακον τουτο· τι πλεον να ελπισω εις τον Κυριον;

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?