2 Kings 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?”
2 Kings 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?””
2 Kings 1:7 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:7 ASV — 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? ”
2 Kings 1:7 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith unto them, `What <FI>is<Fi> the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?'”
2 Kings 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words? ”
2 Kings 1:7 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he saide vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you these wordes?”
2 Kings 1:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:7 in Context — 2 Kings 1
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?
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.
9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
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What Does 2 Kings 1:7 Mean?
2 Kings 1:7 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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