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II Kings 1:Verse 5

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

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What Does II Kings 1:5 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"A premature return of royal envoys signals that the authority of heaven has outpaced the bureaucracy of Samaria. The messengers reappear before they c..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

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

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

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

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What is thisye have turned back!'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, "Why is it that you have returned?"

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, "Why is it that you have returned?"

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, "Why is it that you have returned?"

Darby Translation
Darby

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

Webster Bible
Webster

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

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And the messengers returned vnto him, to whome he said, Why are ye nowe returned?

Douay-Rheims
DRC

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

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And, when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them—How is it that ye have returned?

Literal Translation
LITV

And the messengers returned to him. And he said to them, What is this, that you have turned back?

Modern King James
MKJV

And the messengers turned back to him. And he said, Why have you now turned back?

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

When the messengers returned to him, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And the messengers returned to Ahaziah. And he said to them, “Why have you returned?”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And Elie yede. And the messangeris turneden ayen to Ocozie. And he seide to hem, Whi turneden ye ayen?

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