2 Kings 1:7
in 2 Kings 1The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 2 Kings 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
This site's exposition
What manner of man was he
on 2 Kings 1:7-8
Ahaziah asks not for a name but for a description, and the answer he gets, a hairy man girt with a girdle of leather, is enough on its own. It is Elijah the Tishbite. Matthew 3:4 dresses John the Baptist in the same garment, camel's hair and a leather girdle, and Malachi 4:5 had already promised that Elijah would come before the day of the Lord, so the uniform becomes a sign later readers are meant to recognize. The prophets of this period commonly wore rough garments of skin, which the servants' description assumes rather than explains.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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.
And he said unto them, what manner of man was he,.... What appearance or figure did he make? what his habit or clothing? which came up to meet you, and told you these words? they had related to him.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֲלֵהֶ֔ם | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֶ֚ה | meh | what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| מִשְׁפַּ֣ט | mishpat | [was] [the] appearance of | H4941 → | 422 times |
| הָאִ֔ישׁ | haish | the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָלָ֖ה | ʾalah | he came up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם | likratkhem | to meet you | H7122 → | 139 times |
| וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם | ʾaleikhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֖ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
אֲלֵהֶ֔םto them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
מֶ֚הwhat?
mehH4100 →752 times
מִשְׁפַּ֣ט[was] [the] appearance of
mishpatH4941 →422 times
הָאִ֔ישׁthe man
haishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָלָ֖הhe came up
ʾalahH5927 →890 times
לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑םto meet you
likratkhemH7122 →139 times
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
אֲלֵיכֶ֔םto you
ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
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.
it 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.
- 1 Samuel 15:27
Through
Judges 8:18Next, 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.”
it 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.
- Judges 4:6
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About 2 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.