New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 1:7
7He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
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 him he said to them, “Why have you returned?” 6They said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and say to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.’”’” He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” 8They answered him, “He was a hairy man with a leather girdle bound about his loins.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.” 9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’”
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶ֚ה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear
- He saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- to them, “Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- kindמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- of manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- was he whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- up to meetקָרָאqârâ' · to encounter: meetH7122
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
Cross-references for 2 Kings 1:7
- Judges 8:18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” And they said, “They were like you, each one resembling the son of a king.”
- 1 Samuel 28:14He said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped with a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did homage.
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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
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