Verse 8

2 Kings 1:8

Noah Webster Bible

8 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.

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 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. Focus ↗

2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and... Focus ↗

3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the ki... Focus ↗

4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up,... Focus ↗

5 And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned? Focus ↗

6 And they said to him, There came up a man to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king tha... Focus ↗

7 And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words? Focus ↗

8 And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he...

9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and behold, he s... Focus ↗

10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God (Elohim), then let fire c... Focus ↗

11 Again also he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him,... Focus ↗

12 And Elijah answered and said to them, If I am a man of God (Elohim), let fire come down from heaven,... Focus ↗

13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went u... Focus ↗

14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with t... Focus ↗

15 And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and... Focus ↗

16 And he said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-z... Focus ↗

17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his ste... Focus ↗

18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles... Focus ↗

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