2 Kings 1:7-9
New International Version - UK
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] and had a leather belt round his waist.’
The king said, ‘That was Elijah the Tishbite.’
9 Then he sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, ‘Man of God, the king says, “Come down!”’
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- 2 Kings 1:8 Or He was a hairy man
2 Kings 1:7-9
New International Version
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](A) and had a leather belt around his waist.”
The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”
9 Then he sent(B) to Elijah a captain(C) with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down!’”
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 1:8 Or He was a hairy man
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