2 Kings 1:7
What does 2 Kings 1:7 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 1:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he saith unto them, `What <FI>is<Fi> the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Context
v.6And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
v.7This passage
v.8And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 8:18
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
- 1 Samuel 28:14
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance.