2 Kings 1:7

2 Kings 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
• New International Version (NIV)The king asked them, “What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to them, “What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?”

Context of 2 Kings 1:7

5When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, “Why have you returned [so soon]?” 6They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and tell him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed on which you lie, but you will certainly die.’ ” ’ ” The king asked them, “What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and said these things to you?” 8They answered him, “He was a hairy man with a [wide] leather band bound around his loins.” And Ahaziah said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.” 9Then the king sent to Elijah a captain of fifty with his fifty [fighting men to seize the prophet]. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of a hill. And the captain said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’ ”

2 Kings 1:7 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶ֚ה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto them, What mannerמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• of manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• which came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• you these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697

Cross-references for 2 Kings 1:7

• Judges 8:18Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” And they replied, “They were like you, each one of them resembled the son of a king.”
• 1 Samuel 28:14He said to her, “What is his appearance?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, wrapped in a robe.” Then Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid respect [to him].

Commentaries on 2 Kings 1:7

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-82-8. Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber--This lattice was either a part of the wooden parapet, or fence, which surrounds the flat roofs of houses, and over which the king was carelessly leaning when it gave way; or it might be an opening like a skylight in the roof itself, done over with lattice-work, which, being slender or rotten, the king stepped on and slipped through. This latter supposition is most probably the true one, as…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 1:7

• Elijah
• Prophecy

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Commentaries on 2 Kings 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings