2 Kings 1:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 They said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and say to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers (A)to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore [a]you will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.’”’” 7 Then he said to them, “What [b]did the man look like, who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” 8 And they said to him, “(B)He was a hairy man with a leather [c]belt worn around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
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- 2 Kings 1:6 See note v 4
- 2 Kings 1:7 Lit was the appearance of
- 2 Kings 1:8 Lit loincloth
2 Kings 1:6-8
New International Version
6 “A man came to meet us,” they replied. “And he said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, “This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave(A) the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!”’”
7 The king asked them, “What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?”
8 They replied, “He had a garment of hair[a](B) and had a leather belt around his waist.”
The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 1:8 Or He was a hairy man
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