Melachim Bais 1:7

7 And he said unto them, What manner of ish was he which came up to meet you, and told you these devarim?

Melachim Bais 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 1:7

And he said unto them, what manner of man was he
What appearance or figure did he make? what his habit or clothing? which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
they had related to him.

Melachim Bais 1:7 In-Context

5 And when the malachim turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
6 And they said unto him, There came an ish up to meet us, and he said unto us, Go, turn again unto HaMelech that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Hashem, Is it because there is no Elohim in Yisroel, that thou sendest to inquire of Ba’al Zevuv elohei Ekron? Therefore thou shalt not get down from that mittah on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
7 And he said unto them, What manner of ish was he which came up to meet you, and told you these devarim?
8 And they answered him, He was an ish ba’al se’ar (man owning [garment] of [camel] hair) and girt with an ezor ohr (belt of leather) about his waist. And he said, It is Eliyahu HaTishbi.
9 Then HaMelech sent unto him sar chamishim with his fifty. And he went up to him; and, hinei, he sat on the rosh hahar. And he spoke unto him, Thou Ish HaElohim, HaMelech hath said, Come down.
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