2 Kings 1:7 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 1:7

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This latter supposition is most probably the true one, as Ahaziah did not fall either into the street or the court, but "in his upper chamber." inquire of Baalzebub--Anxious to learn whether he should recover from the effects of this severe fall, he sent to consult Baalzebub, that is, the god of flies, who was considered the patron deity of medicine.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He that was a thorn in Ahab's eyes will be so in the eyes of his son while he treads in the steps of his father's wickedness; and he is ready to cry out, as his father did, Hast thou found me, O my enemy? Let sinners consider that the word which took hold of their fathers is still as quick and powerful as ever.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם	'a.le.Hem	to them	H413 →
מֶ֚ה	meh	what?	H4100 →
מִשְׁפַּ֣ט	mish.Pat	[was] [the] appearance of	H4941 →
הָאִ֔ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
עָלָ֖ה	'a.Lah	he came up	H5927 →
לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם	lik.rat.Khem	to meet you	H7122 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	'a.lei.Khem	to you	H413 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	ha.de.va.Rim	the words	H1697 →
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H7122likratkhemto meet you139×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 28:14
“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:27
  As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
- 2 Kings 2:13–14
  Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
- 1 Samuel 24:8
  After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
- 2 Kings 2:8
  And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
Through
Judges 8:18
Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
leads to
- Judges 4:6
  She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten…
- Psalms 12:2
  They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Jude 1:16
  These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
- Psalms 89:12
  North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings