2 Kings 1:7

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“The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?””

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BSBPD

“The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he saith unto them, `What <FI>is<Fi> the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 1:7 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 8:18Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
  2. 1 Samuel 28:14“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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