5And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?


In Context

2 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this disease.

3 And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?

4 Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.

5 And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?

6 And they said unto him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.

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

2 Kings 1:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:5When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you come back?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And the messengers turned back to Ochozias. And he said to them: Why are you come back?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, |Why is it that you have returned?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, 'What is this — ye have turned back!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why are you now turned back?