| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 2Ki 1:5 | Strong Concordance | And when the messengers [04397] turned back [07725] unto him, he said [0559] unto them, Why are ye now [02088] turned back [07725]? |
| King James | And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the messengers turned back--They did not know the stranger; but his authoritative tone, commanding attitude, and affecting message determined them at once to return. |