2 Kings 1:7

Modern

The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

Traditional

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

Literal

And he said to them, “What was the manner of the man who came up to meet you and told to you these words?”

Latin

Qui dixit eis: Cujus figuræ et habitus est vir ille, qui occurrit vobis, et locutus est verba hæc?

Hebrew

English

The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 28:14
“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
Judges 8:18
Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”