2 Kings 1:7 - The Scriptures 2009 And he said to them, “What was the man like who came up to meet you and spoke to you these words?” More versionsKing 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? |
And they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the sovereign who sent you, and say to him, “Thus said יהוה, ‘Is it because there is no Elohim in Yisra’ĕl that you are sending to inquire of Ba‛al-Zeḇuḇ, the mighty one of Eqron? Therefore you are not going to get out of the bed to which you have gone up, for you shall certainly die.’” ’ ”
And they answered him, “He was a hairy man, and wore a leather girdle around his waist.” And he said, “It is Ěliyah the Tishbite.”
And he said to Zeḇaḥ and Tsalmunna, “How were the men whom you killed at Taḇor?” So they answered, “They were like you, each one looked like the son of a sovereign.”
And he said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Sha’ul knew that it was Shemu’ĕl, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did obeisance.