Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 1:5
American Standard Version
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
Amplified® Bible
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he said, Why have you turned back?
Contemporary English Version
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked, "Why are you back so soon?"
Darby English Version
And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
Good News Bible
and the messengers returned to the king. "Why have you come back?" he asked.
King James Version
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
New American Standard Bible
When the messengers returned to him he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
New International Version
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you come back?"
New King James Version
And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, “Why have you come back?”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When the messengers returned to him he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
Revised Standard Version
The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, "Why have you returned?"
Young's Literal Translation
And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What `is' this -- ye have turned back!'
