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Hebrew Names Version
2 Kings 1:5
The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?
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Christian Standard Bible®
The messengers returned to the king, who asked them, “Why have you come back?”
The messengers returned to the king, who asked them, “Why have you come back?”
King James Version
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
English Standard Version
The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
New Century Version
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
New English Translation
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
Amplified Bible
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned [so soon]?"
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned [so soon]?"
New American Standard Bible
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the messengers returned vnto him, to whome he said, Why are ye nowe returned?
And the messengers returned vnto him, to whome he said, Why are ye nowe returned?
Legacy Standard Bible
So the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
So the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
Contemporary English Version
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked, "Why are you back so soon?"
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked, "Why are you back so soon?"
Complete Jewish Bible
The messengers returned to Achazyah, and he asked them, "Why have you come back?"
The messengers returned to Achazyah, and he asked them, "Why have you come back?"
Darby Translation
And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
Easy-to-Read Version
When messengers came back to Ahaziah, he asked them, "Why did you come back so soon?"
When messengers came back to Ahaziah, he asked them, "Why did you come back so soon?"
George Lamsa Translation
And when the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, Why have you turned back?
And when the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, Why have you turned back?
Good News Translation
and the messengers returned to the king. "Why have you come back?" he asked.
and the messengers returned to the king. "Why have you come back?" he asked.
Lexham English Bible
When the messengers returned to him, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
When the messengers returned to him, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
Literal Translation
And the messengers returned to him. And he said to them, What is this, that you have turned back?
And the messengers returned to him. And he said to them, What is this, that you have turned back?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha ye messaunges came to Ochosias agayne, he sayde vnto the: Why come ye agayne?
And wha ye messaunges came to Ochosias agayne, he sayde vnto the: Why come ye agayne?
American Standard Version
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
Bible in Basic English
And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?
And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the messengers turned backe againe vnto him, he saide vnto them: Why are ye now come againe?
And when the messengers turned backe againe vnto him, he saide vnto them: Why are ye now come againe?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them: 'Why is it that ye are returned?'
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them: 'Why is it that ye are returned?'
King James Version (1611)
And when the messengers turned backe vnto him, he said vnto them, Why are ye now turned backe?
And when the messengers turned backe vnto him, he said vnto them, Why are ye now turned backe?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
English Revised Version
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
Berean Standard Bible
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Elie yede. And the messangeris turneden ayen to Ocozie. And he seide to hem, Whi turneden ye ayen?
And Elie yede. And the messangeris turneden ayen to Ocozie. And he seide to hem, Whi turneden ye ayen?
Young's Literal Translation
And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What [is] this -- ye have turned back!'
And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What [is] this -- ye have turned back!'
Update Bible Version
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?
Webster's Bible Translation
And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?
And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?
World English Bible
The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?
The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?
New King James Version
And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, "Why have you come back?"
And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, "Why have you come back?"
New Living Translation
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned so soon?"
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned so soon?"
New Life Bible
When the men returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
When the men returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
New Revised Standard
The messengers returned to the king, who said to them, "Why have you returned?"
The messengers returned to the king, who said to them, "Why have you returned?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them - How is it that ye have returned?
And, when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them - How is it that ye have returned?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the messengers turned back to Ochozias. And he said to them: Why are you come back?
And the messengers turned back to Ochozias. And he said to them: Why are you come back?
Revised Standard Version
The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
THE MESSAGE
The messengers went back. The king said, "So why are you back so soon—what's going on?"
The messengers went back. The king said, "So why are you back so soon—what's going on?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the messengers returned to him he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
When the messengers returned to him he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
Contextual Overview
1 Mo'av rebelled against Yisra'el after the death of Ach'av. 2 Achazyah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Shomron, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, inquire of Ba`al-Zevuv, the god of `Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness. 3 But the angel of the LORD said to Eliyah the Tishbi, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Shomron, and tell them, Is it because there is no God in Yisra'el, that you go to inquire of Ba`al-Zevuv, the god of `Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus says the LORD, You shall not come down from the bed where you are gone up, but shall surely die. Eliyah departed. 5 The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned? 6 They said to him, There came up a man to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king who sent you, and tell him, Thus says the LORD, Is it because there is no God in Yisra'el, that you send to inquire of Ba`al-Zevuv, the god of `Ekron? therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you are gone up, but shall surely die. 7 He said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words? 8 They answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a belt of leather about his loins. He said, It is Eliyah the Tishbi.
Bible Verse Review
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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 1:13
There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Genesis 1:19
There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Genesis 1:23
There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 8:22
While the eretz remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
While the eretz remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."
Psalms 19:2
Day after day they pour forth speech, And night after night they display knowledge.
Day after day they pour forth speech, And night after night they display knowledge.
Psalms 74:16
The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
Psalms 104:20
You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl.
You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl.
Isaiah 45:7
I form the light, and create darkness; I make shalom, and create evil. I am the LORD, who does all these things.
I form the light, and create darkness; I make shalom, and create evil. I am the LORD, who does all these things.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when the messengers turned back unto him,.... To Ahaziah king of Israel, as they did as soon as Elijah was gone from them; concluding from his habit, his gravity, and the authority with which he spoke, that he was a prophet of the Lord, and especially from his knowledge of them, and of what they were sent about:
he said unto them, why are ye now turned back? for, by the time they had been gone, he knew they could never have been at Ekron and returned.
