The Meaning of 2 Kings 1:7 Explained

2 Kings 1:7

KJV: And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

YLT: And he saith unto them, 'What is the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?'

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said  unto them, What manner  of man  [was he] which came up  to meet  you, and told  you these words? 

What does 2 Kings 1:7 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 1:7 mean?

And he said to them what kind of man [was it] who came up to meet you and told you - words these
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶ֚ה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים ؟ הָאֵֽלֶּה

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר  And  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם  to  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מִשְׁפַּ֣ט  kind 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
הָאִ֔ישׁ  of  man  [was  it] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
עָלָ֖ה  came  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם  to  meet  you 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to encounter, befall, meet.
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר  and  told 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים  words 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
؟ הָאֵֽלֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.

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