2 Kings 1:8 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

⁸ They answered him, “A hairy man, with a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ They answered, He was a hairy man with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And 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.

Common English Bible

⁸ They said to him, “He wore clothes made of hair with a leather belt around his waist.” Ahaziah said, “That was Elijah from Tishbe.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ So they said, "A hairy man, with a belt of leather wrapping his waist." And he said, "It is Elijah, the Tishbite."

2 Kings 1:8 Cross References

1 Kings 18:46

But the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; he girded up his loins and ran in front of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

2 Kings 1:7

He said to them, “What sort of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?”

Isaiah 20:2

at that time the Lord had spoken to Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your loins and take your sandals off your feet,” and he had done so, walking naked and barefoot.

Zechariah 13:4

On that day the prophets will be ashamed, every one, of their visions when they prophesy; they will not put on a hairy mantle in order to deceive,

Matthew 11:8

What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces.

Matthew 3:4

Now John wore clothing of camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:6

Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Luke 1:17

With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before him, to turn the hearts of parents to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Revelation 11:3

And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”