II Kings 1:5
“And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 1:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Boten kehrten zu ihm zurück; und er sprach zu ihnen: Warum seid ihr denn zurückgekehrt?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y como los mensajeros se volvieron al rey, él les dijo: ¿Por qué pues os habéis vuelto?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E quando os mensageiros voltaram ao rei, ele lhes disse: Por que, pois, voltastes?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando os mensageiros retornaram a Acazias, este lhes perguntou: "Por que retornastes?".
📖 II Kings 1:5 in Context
3But 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?
4Now 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.
5And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
6And 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.
7And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
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