2 Kings 1:7-8
2 Kings 1:7-8 The Message (MSG)
The king said, “Tell me more about this man who met you and said these things to you. What was he like?” “Shaggy,” they said, “and wearing a leather belt.” He said, “That has to be Elijah the Tishbite!”
2 Kings 1:7-8 King James Version (KJV)
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
2 Kings 1:7-8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” They answered him, “He was a hairy man with a leather girdle bound about his loins.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
2 Kings 1:7-8 New Century Version (NCV)
Ahaziah asked them, “What did the man look like who met you and told you this?” They answered, “He was a hairy man and wore a leather belt around his waist.” Ahaziah said, “It was Elijah the Tishbite.”
2 Kings 1:7-8 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words? 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.
2 Kings 1:7-8 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
The king asked them, ‘What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?’ They replied, ‘He had a garment of hair and had a leather belt round his waist.’ The king said, ‘That was Elijah the Tishbite.’
2 Kings 1:7-8 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then he said to them, “What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?” So they answered him, “A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
2 Kings 1:7-8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The king asked them, “What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and said these things to you?” They answered him, “He was a hairy man with a [wide] leather band bound around his loins.” And Ahaziah said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”