Verse 8

2 Kings 1:8

Bible in Basic English

8 And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗י/ו אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְ/אֵז֥וֹר ע֖וֹר אָז֣וּר בְּ/מָתְנָ֑י/ו וַ/יֹּאמַ֕ר אֵלִיָּ֥ה הַ/תִּשְׁבִּ֖י הֽוּא

English Translation

And they said to me, "A man with hair and a leather belt around his waist." And Elijah the Tishbite said to me.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 After the death of Ahab, Moab made itself free from the authority of Israel. Focus ↗

2 Now Ahaziah had a fall from the window of his room in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent men, and sai... Focus ↗

3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Go now, and, meeting the men sent by the king... Focus ↗

4 Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you h... Focus ↗

5 And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back? Focus ↗

6 And they said to him, On our way we had a meeting with a man who said, Go back to the king who sent... Focus ↗

7 And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you? Focus ↗

8 And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body....

9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was... Focus ↗

10 And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God (Elohim), may fire come down... Focus ↗

11 Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God... Focus ↗

12 And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God (Elohim), may fire come down from heaven on you and... Focus ↗

13 Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, an... Focus ↗

14 For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties;... Focus ↗

15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him; have no fear of him. So he got up and w... Focus ↗

16 And he said to him, This is the word of the Lord: Because you sent men to put a question to Baal-zeb... Focus ↗

17 So death came to him, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah. And Jehoram became king in his pl... Focus ↗

18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings o... Focus ↗

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