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2 Kings 1:8

So they answered him, f“A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.”

And he said, g“It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

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2 Kings 1:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

They replied, “He had a garment of hair and had a leather belt around his waist.”

The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”

2 Kings 1:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

They answered him, “He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

2 Kings 1:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 1:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

They replied, “He was a hairy man, and he wore a leather belt around his waist.”

“Elijah from Tishbe!” the king exclaimed.

2 Kings 1:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

They answered, “He was a hairy man and wore a leather belt around his waist.”

Ahaziah said, “It was Elijah the Tishbite.”

2 Kings 1:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 1:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And they said to him, He was a man in a hairy garment, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

2 Kings 1:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They replied, “He was hairy and had a leather belt around his waist.” 

“That’s Elijah from Tishbe,” the king answered. 

2 Kings 1:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They replied, “A hairy man with a leather belt around his waist.”

He said, “It’s Elijah the Tishbite.”

2 Kings 1:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They answered him, “A hairy man, with a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

2 Kings 1:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

They answered him, “A hairy man with a leather belt girded around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

2 Kings 1:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

They replied, “He was wearing clothes that were made out of hair. He had a leather belt around his waist.”

The king said, “That was Elijah from Tishbe.”

2 Kings 1:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

They answered him, “He was a hairy man with a leather girdle bound about his loins.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”


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