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

5Elijah went to tell the men the Lord's message. So the men returned to the king. He asked them, ‘Why have you returned already?’ 6They replied, ‘A man came to meet us. He told us to go back to the king who had sent us. He says to you, “This is what the Lord says: Why have you sent men to speak to Ekron's god, Baal-Zebub? You seem to think that there is no God in Israel. Because of that, you will not leave the bed that you are lying on. You will certainly die.” ’ The king asked them, ‘Describe the man who came to meet you. What did he look like?’ 8They replied, ‘He was wearing rough clothes. He had tied a leather belt around him.’ Then the king said, ‘That was Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe.’ 9Then the king sent 50 soldiers with their captain to fetch Elijah. Elijah was sitting on the top of a hill. The captain went up and he said to Elijah, ‘Man of God, the king says, “Come down with us.” ’

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, ‘Tell me about the men that you killed at Tabor. What kind of men were they?’ The kings answered, ‘They were like you. They looked like the sons of kings.’
• 1 Samuel 28:14Saul asked, ‘What does he look like?’ She said, ‘I see an old man who is wearing a long coat.’ Saul realized that this was Samuel. He bent down low on his knees with his face towards the ground.

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