2 Kings 1:5
World English Bible (WEB)
The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?”
In context
3 But the LORD’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?
4 Now therefore the LORD says, “You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.”’” Then Elijah departed.
5 The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?”
6 They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “The LORD says, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’”’”
7 He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?”
2 Kings 1:5 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?”
- KJV King James Version
- And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, 'What [is] this — ye have turned back!'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?