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2 Kings 1:7
The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke those words to you?”
He said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
Ahaziah asked them, "What did the man look like who met you and told you this?"
The king asked them, "Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things."
The king asked them, "What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and said these things to you?"
Then he said to them, "What did the man look like, who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
And he saide vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you these wordes?
And he said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
"What did the man look like?" Ahaziah asked.
He asked them, "The man who came to meet you and told you these things, what kind of a man was he?"
And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Ahaziah said to the messengers, "What did the man look like who met you and told you this?"
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?
"What did the man look like?" the king asked.
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?"
And he said to them, What was the fashion of the man who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?
He sayde vnto them: What maner of man was it that mett you, and sayde this vnto you?
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
And he said vnto them: What maner of man was that which came vp and met you, and tolde you these wordes?
And he said unto them: 'What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?'
And hee said vnto them, What maner of man was he which came vp to meet you, and told you these words?
So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu said: and he said to them, What was the manner of the man who went up to mid you, and spoke to you these words?
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
The king asked them, "What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
Which Ocozie seide to hem, Of what figure and abite is that man, that mette you, and spak to you these wordis?
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?'
And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And he said to them, What manner of man [was he] who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
He said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Then he said to them, "What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?"
"What sort of man was he?" the king demanded. "What did he look like?"
Ahaziah said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and said this to you?"
He said to them, "What sort of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
And he said unto them, What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you, - and spake unto you these words?
And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words?
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
And he says to them, "What [is] the fashion of the man who has come up to meet you, and speaks these words to you?"
The king said, "Tell me more about this man who met you and said these things to you. What was he like?"
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke those words to you?”
The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke those words to you?”
Hebrew Names Version
He said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
He said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
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?
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
English Standard Version
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
New Century Version
Ahaziah asked them, "What did the man look like who met you and told you this?"
Ahaziah asked them, "What did the man look like who met you and told you this?"
New English Translation
The king asked them, "Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things."
The king asked them, "Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things."
Amplified Bible
The king asked them, "What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and said these things to you?"
The king asked them, "What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and said these things to you?"
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to them, "What did the man look like, who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
Then he said to them, "What did the man look like, who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he saide vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you these wordes?
And he saide vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you these wordes?
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
And he said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
Contemporary English Version
"What did the man look like?" Ahaziah asked.
"What did the man look like?" Ahaziah asked.
Complete Jewish Bible
He asked them, "The man who came to meet you and told you these things, what kind of a man was he?"
He asked them, "The man who came to meet you and told you these things, what kind of a man was he?"
Darby Translation
And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Easy-to-Read Version
Ahaziah said to the messengers, "What did the man look like who met you and told you this?"
Ahaziah said to the messengers, "What did the man look like who met you and told you this?"
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?
Good News Translation
"What did the man look like?" the king asked.
"What did the man look like?" the king asked.
Lexham English 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?"
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?"
Literal Translation
And he said to them, What was the fashion of the man who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?
And he said to them, What was the fashion of the man who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde vnto them: What maner of man was it that mett you, and sayde this vnto you?
He sayde vnto them: What maner of man was it that mett you, and sayde this vnto you?
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?
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he said vnto them: What maner of man was that which came vp and met you, and tolde you these wordes?
And he said vnto them: What maner of man was that which came vp and met you, and tolde you these wordes?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto them: 'What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?'
And he said unto them: 'What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?'
King James Version (1611)
And hee said vnto them, What maner of man was he which came vp to meet you, and told you these words?
And hee said vnto them, What maner of man was he which came vp to meet you, and told you these words?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu said: and he said to them, What was the manner of the man who went up to mid you, and spoke to you these words?
So they returned and reported to the king as Eliu said: and he said to them, What was the manner of the man who went up to mid you, and spoke to you these words?
English Revised Version
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Berean Standard Bible
The king asked them, "What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
The king asked them, "What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which Ocozie seide to hem, Of what figure and abite is that man, that mette you, and spak to you these wordis?
Which Ocozie seide to hem, Of what figure and abite is that man, that mette you, and spak to you these wordis?
Young's 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?'
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?'
Update Bible Version
And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, What manner of man [was he] who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
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 manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
He said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
New King James Version
Then he said to them, "What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?"
Then he said to them, "What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?"
New Living Translation
"What sort of man was he?" the king demanded. "What did he look like?"
"What sort of man was he?" the king demanded. "What did he look like?"
New Life Bible
Ahaziah said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and said this to you?"
Ahaziah said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and said this to you?"
New Revised Standard
He said to them, "What sort of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
He said to them, "What sort of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
J.B. Rotherham 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?
And he said unto them, What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you, - and spake unto you these words?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words?
And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words?
Revised Standard Version
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
THE MESSAGE
The king said, "Tell me more about this man who met you and said these things to you. What was he like?"
The king said, "Tell me more about this man who met you and said these things to you. What was he like?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?"
Contextual Overview
1After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel. 1 Mo'av rebelled against Yisra'el after the death of Ach'av. 1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. 1 After Ahab died, Moab broke away from Israel's rule. 1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. 1Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 1 Now Moab broke with Israel after the death of Ahab. 1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab: 1Now Moab revolted against Israel after the death of Ahab.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What manner of man was he: Heb. What was the manner of the man, Judges 8:18, 1 Samuel 28:14
Cross-References
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the vaulted dome "heaven." And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
And God called the vaulted dome "heaven." And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:8
God named the air "sky." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
God named the air "sky." Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse "heaven." And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
God called the expanse "heaven." And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heauen. So the Euening and the morning were the seconde day.
And God called the firmament Heauen. So the Euening and the morning were the seconde day.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:8
and named it "Sky." Evening came and then morning—that was the second day.
and named it "Sky." Evening came and then morning—that was the second day.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
