He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?”
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He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?”
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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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And he said unto them: 'What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?'
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 1:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 8:18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
- 1 Samuel 28:14 He said to her, “What does he look like?” She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 1:7 And he said unto them, What manner…
2Ki 1:7 And he said unto them, What manner of man [was he] which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Ver. 7. What manner of man was he?] What was his stature, habit, and shape?
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said unto them, what manner of man…
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.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. What manner of man was he?] The Hebrew…
7. What manner of man was he?] The Hebrew noun which is usually rendered ‘judgement’ is applied sometimes to external appearances of things. Thus Exo_26:30, ‘Thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee’. From the answer of the messengers it is clear that the dress and external peculiarities are what is here meant. From them Ahaziah was able to judge who the man must be.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) He said.—Spake. (See Note on 2Ki_1:3.)
(7) He said.—Spake. (See Note on 2Ki_1:3.)
What manner of man?—See margin. The word mishpat here denotes the external characteristics and visible peculiarities by which a man is distinguished (shâphat) from his fellows. (Comp. our expressions “sort,” “fashion,” “style,” and the Vulgate, “Cujus figuræ et habitus est vir ille?” LXX., ἡ κρίσις. Syriac, “appearance,” “look.” Targum, νόμος.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain What manner of man was he? literally, what was…
What manner of man was he? literally, what was the manner of the man? What was his appearance? Were there any marks about him by which he might be recognized and known? Ahaziah may have already suspected that the man who had denounced woe on him would be the same who had denounced woe on his father. (see 1Ki_21:20-22)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He wore a garment made of hair
He wore a garment made of hair
Possible meanings are 1) this is a metaphor that speaks of him being very hairy as if his hair were a garment. AT: "He was very hairy" or 2) "His clothes were made from animal hair" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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