2 Kings 1:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He said to them, “What sort of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king asked, What was the man like who came to meet you saying these things? American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words? Common English Bible Ahaziah said to them, “Describe the man who met you and said these things.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: "What was the appearance and dress of that man, who met you and who spoke these words?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words? |
They answered him, “There came a man to meet us, who said to us, ‘Go back 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 leave the bed to which you have gone but shall surely die.’ ”
They answered him, “A hairy man with a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What about the men whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they, every one of them; they resembled the sons of a king.”
He said to her, “What is his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up; he is wrapped in a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did obeisance.