Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
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?'
New American Standard Bible
He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
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?
Holman Bible
The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke those words to you?”
International Standard Version
He told them, "Describe the man who met you and told you these things."
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Amplified
The king asked them, “What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and said these things to you?”
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
Darby Translation
And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Julia Smith Translation
And he will speak to them, What the judgment of the man who came up to your meeting, and he will speak to you these words?
King James 2000
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Lexham Expanded Bible
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?"
Modern King James verseion
And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said to them, "What manner a man was that which met you and told you these words?"
NET Bible
The king asked them, "Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things."
New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?"
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto them, What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you, - and spake unto you these words?
Webster
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
World English Bible
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?"
Interlinear
Dabar
Mishpat
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 1:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah And The Messengers Of Ahaziah
6 And they say unto him, 'A man hath come up to meet us, and saith unto us, Go, turn back unto the king who sent you, and ye have said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, Is it because there is not a God in Israel -- thou art sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron? therefore, the bed whither thou hast gone up, thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die.' 7 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?' 8 And they say unto him, 'A man -- hairy, and a girdle of skin girt about his loins;' and he saith, 'He is Elijah the Tishbite.'
Cross References
Judges 8:18
And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, 'How -- the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, 'As thou -- so they, one -- as the form of the king's sons.'
1 Samuel 28:14
And he saith to her, 'What is his form?' and she saith, 'An aged man is coming up, and he is covered with an upper robe;' and Saul knoweth that he is Samuel, and boweth -- face to thee earth -- and doth obeisance.