2 Kings 1:7 KJV — MannaFest

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?

KJV

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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?

WEB

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

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?'

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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2 verses on the floor

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.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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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.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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