American Standard Version
"And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words? "
— 2 Kings 1:7, American Standard Version
“And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?”
“He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?"”
“The king asked them,“Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.””
“And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words?”
“And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?”
“And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?”
Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Thenthe kingsent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.