2 Kings 1:7
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 in other translations
| BSB | The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” |
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| WEB | He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?” |
| ASV | And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words? |
| YLT | And he saith unto them, ‘What is the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?' |
| DARBY | And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words? |
| BBE | And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you? |
| Webster | And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words? |
What does 2 Kings 1:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 1:2-8
2-8. Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber--This lattice was either a part of the wooden parapet, or fence, which surrounds the flat roofs of houses, and over which the king was carelessly leaning when it gave way; or it might be an opening like a skylight in the roof itself, done over with lattice-work, which, being slender or rotten, the king stepped on and slipped through. This latter…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 1:1-8
When Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him. Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often punished by the rebellion of those who owe subjection to him. Ahaziah fell through a lattice, or railing. Wherever we go, there is but a step between us and death. A man's house is his castle, but not to secure him against God's judgments. The whole creation, which groans under the burden…
2 Kings 1:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 1:7
- Judges 8:18
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
- 1 Samuel 28:14
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
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Jud 8:18; 1Sa 28:14
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Context
- 2 Kings 1:6
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.
- 2 Kings 1:7
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
- 2 Kings 1:8
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.
2 Kings 1:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces él les dijo: ¿Qué hábito era el de aquel varón que encontrasteis, y os dijo tales palabras? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Quelle manière d’homme était-ce, qui est monté à votre rencontre et vous a dit ces choses? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sagte er zu ihnen: Was für ein Mann war es, der euch entgegen heraufkam und diese Worte zu euch redete? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui dixit eis: Cujus figuræ et habitus est vir ille, qui occurrit vobis, et locutus est verba hæc? |