2 Kings 1:5

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And, when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them - How is it that ye have returned?

Parallel Translations

Update Bible Version
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?

New Living Translation
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned so soon?"

English Revised Version
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?

New Century Version
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?"

Webster's Bible Translation
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?

Amplified Bible
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned [so soon]?"

English Standard Version
The messengers returned to the king, and he said to 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?

Berean Standard Bible
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"

Contemporary English Version
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked, "Why are you back so soon?"

American Standard Version
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?

Complete Jewish Bible
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?

Easy-to-Read Version
When messengers came back to Ahaziah, he asked them, "Why did you come back so soon?"

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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?

New Life Bible
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?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the messengers returned vnto him, to whome he said, Why are ye nowe returned?

George Lamsa Translation
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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?"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the messengers turned backe againe vnto him, he saide vnto them: Why are ye now come againe?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why have ye returned?

Christian Standard Bible®
The messengers returned to the king, who asked them, “Why have you come back?”

Hebrew Names Version
The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?

King James Version
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

Lexham English Bible
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?

Young's Literal Translation
And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What [is] this -- ye have turned back!'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha ye messaunges came to Ochosias agayne, he sayde vnto the: Why come ye agayne?

THE MESSAGE
The messengers went back. The king said, "So why are you back so soon—what's going on?"

New American Standard Bible
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said to them, "Why have you returned?"

New King James Version
And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, "Why have you come back?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the messengers returned to him he said to them, "Why have you returned?"

Legacy Standard Bible
So the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"

Contextual Overview

¹ Then Moab revolted against Israel, after the death of Ahab. ² And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber, which was in Samaria, and became sick, - so he sent messengers, and said unto them - Go enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness. ³ But, the messenger of Yahweh, spake unto Elijah the Tishbite, Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, - and say unto them - Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, ye, are going to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? ⁴ Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, From the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. And Elijah departed. ⁵ And, when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them - How is it that ye have returned? ⁶ And they said unto him - A man, came up to meet us, and said unto us - Go, return unto the king who sent you, and ye shall say unto him, Thus, saith Yahweh - Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, thou, art sending to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die. ⁷ And he said unto them, What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you, - and spake unto you these words? ⁸ And they said unto him - A hairy man, with a leathern girdle girt about his loins. And he said - Elijah the Tishbite, it was.

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Cross-References

Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening - and it was morning, a, second day.

Genesis 1:13
So it was evening - and it was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:19
So it was evening - and it was morning, a fourth day.

Genesis 1:23
So it was evening - and it was morning, a fifth day.

Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was very good. So it was evening - and it was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 8:22
During all the days of the earth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.

Psalms 19:2
Day, unto day, doth pour forth speech, and, night, unto night, doth breathe out knowledge.

Psalms 74:16
Thine, is the day, Yea, thine, the night, Thou, didst establish moon and sun;

Psalms 104:20
Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, Therein, creepeth forth, Every wild beast of the forest;

Isaiah 45:7
Forming light and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune, - I - Yahweh, who doeth all these.

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.