John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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. read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 1:6
And they said unto him, there came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, go, turn again unto the king that sent you ,.... King Ahaziah: and say unto him ; and then they repeated all that is said by the angel to Elijah, and he had delivered to them, 2 Kings 1:3 and which was a sufficient reason for their turning back, since they got a full answer from a man of God, of what they were to inquire of at Ekron; which was, whether the king would recover of this disease or not. read more