2 Kings 1:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The king asked them, ‘What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke those words to you? ’

Cross References

1 Samuel 28:14

Then Saul asked her, ‘What does he look like? ’ ‘An old man is coming up,’ she replied. ‘He’s wearing a robe.’  Then Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.

Judges 8:18

He asked Zebah and Zalmunna, ‘What kind of men did you kill at Tabor? ’ ‘They were like you,’ they said. ‘Each resembled the son of a king.’

2 Kings 1:6

They replied, ‘A man came to meet us and said, “Go back to the king who sent you and declare to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you’re sending these men to enquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, you will not get up from your sick-bed; you will certainly die.’ ” ’

2 Kings 1:8

They replied, ‘A hairy man with a leather belt round his waist.’ He said, ‘It’s Elijah the Tishbite.’