2 Kings 1:5
3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
- KJV
- And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
- WEB
- The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?”
- ASV
- And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
- DARBY
- And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
- BLB
- And the messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “What [is] this—you⁺ have returned!”
- ÅB
- Da sendebudene vendte tilbake til ham, spurte han dem: Hvorfor er dere vendt tilbake?
- OTB
- Da budbærerne kom tilbake, spurte kongen, “Hvorfor har dere kommet tilbake?”
- B1930
- Da sendebudene vendte tilbake til ham, spurte han dem: Hvorfor er I vendt tilbake?