The Meaning of 2 Kings 1:5 Explained

2 Kings 1:5

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

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

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

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

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What is the context of 2 Kings 1:5?

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

What does 2 Kings 1:5 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 1:1-8 - A Message From The True God

The king's accident was probably due to the giving way of the balustrade that surrounded the roof of his palace. The Law expressly provided that this lattice-work should be made very strong to obviate just such an occurrence, Deuteronomy 22:8. Let us be careful to maintain the barriers of good custom, whether of purity, or total abstinence, or the observance of the Lord's day. In this manner we shall preserve our children and ourselves from peril. All good habits are strong battlements.

To reach Ekron the messengers must pass Jerusalem. What a direct insult to Jehovah! Even Ahab had some regard for Micaiah, but Ahaziah went beyond his father in openly flouting the religion of David and Moses. In the interests of the whole nation, this insult could not be passed over in silence, and at God's bidding Elijah appeared upon the scene. He rebuked the messengers for their idolatrous quest and told them that the king would surely die. They returned with the report that a man clad in a hairy garment had met them, and had said that the king would not recover. It was enough. The apprehensions of Ahaziah's guilty conscience were confirmed, and he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite!" [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 1

¹ Moab rebels
² Ahaziah, sending to Baal-Zebub, has his judgement by Elijah
⁵ Elijah twice brings fire from heaven on those Ahaziah sent to apprehend him
¹³ He pities the third captain,
¹⁵ and, encouraged by an angel, tells the king of his death
¹⁷ Jehoram succeeds Ahaziah

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 1:5 mean?

And when returned the messengers to him and he said to them what [is] this [that] you have come back

וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מַה־ זֶּ֥ה ؟ שַׁבְתֶּֽם

וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ	And when returned
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים	the messengers
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַלְאָךְ Sense: messenger, representative.
אֵלָ֑יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	and he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	to them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
זֶּ֥ה	[is] this [that]
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
؟ שַׁבְתֶּֽם	you have come back
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.

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