2 Kings 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Kings 1:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Kings 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?””
2 Kings 1:7 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?”
2 Kings 1:7 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith unto them, `What <FI>is<Fi> the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?'”
2 Kings 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?”
2 Kings 1:7 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he saide vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you these wordes?”
2 Kings 1:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:7 in Context — 2 Kings 1
5 Les messagers retournèrent auprès d’Achazia. Et il leur dit: Pourquoi revenez-vous?
6 Ils lui répondirent: Un homme est monté à notre rencontre, et nous a dit: Allez, retournez vers le roi qui vous a envoyés, et dites-lui: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Est-ce parce qu’il n’y a point de Dieu en Israël que tu envoies consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron? C’est pourquoi tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras.
7 Achazia leur dit: Quel air avait l’homme qui est monté à votre rencontre et qui vous a dit ces paroles?
8 Ils lui répondirent: C’était un homme vêtu de poil et ayant une ceinture de cuir autour des reins. Et Achazia dit: C’est Élie, le Thischbite.
9 Il envoya vers lui un chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce chef monta auprès d’Élie, qui était assis sur le sommet de la montagne, et il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi a dit: Descends!
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What Does 2 Kings 1:7 Mean?
2 Kings 1:7 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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