2 Kings 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?”
2 Kings 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?””
2 Kings 1:5 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned? ”
2 Kings 1:5 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What <FI>is<Fi> this--ye have turned back!'”
2 Kings 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned? ”
2 Kings 1:5 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the messengers returned vnto him, to whome he said, Why are ye nowe returned?”
2 Kings 1:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:5 in Context — 2 Kings 1
3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron?
4 Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
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What Does 2 Kings 1:5 Mean?
2 Kings 1:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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