“A man came to meet us,” they replied. “And he said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, “This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!” ’ ”

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2Kings 1:7

The king asked them, “What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?”

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2Kings 1:8

They replied, “He had a garment of hair and had a leather belt around his waist.”

Sentiment: Weakly Positive(0.737055947) 2Kings 1:8

The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”

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2Kings 1:7

NIV

The king asked them, “What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?”

NIV - New International Version

The king asked them, “What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?”

Others Bible versions

The king asked them, “What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and said these things to you?”

AMP - Amplified Bible

The king asked, What was the man like who came to meet you saying these things?

AMPC - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

ASV - American Standard Version

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

CSB - Christian Standard Bible

And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

DARBY - Darbys Translation 1890

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

ESV - English Standard Version 2016

“What was he like, this man who met you and told you all this?” the king asked.

FBV - Free Bible Version

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

HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible

Then he said unto them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?

JUB - Jubilee Bible

And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

KJV - King James Version

And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

KJVAAE - King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition

And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

KJVAE - King James Version, American Edition

Then he spoke to them, “What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you and spoke to you all these things?”

LEB - Lexham English Bible

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

MEV - Modern English Version

He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

NASB1995 - New American Standard Bible - 1995

He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

NASB2020 - New American Standard Bible

The king asked them, “Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”

NET - New English Translation

The king asked them, ‘What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?’

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

RV1885 - Revised Version 1885

And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

RV1895 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895

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?’

YLT98 - Youngs Literal Translation 1898

Context - NIV

Cross Reference - NIV