What Does 2 Kings 1:6 Mean?

“And they said”

to say (used with great latitude)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“a man”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“on which thou art gone up”

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

“to meet”

an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)

“And they said”

to say (used with great latitude)

near, with or among; often in general, to

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“turn again”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto the king”

a king

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“that sent”

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“you and say”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

near, with or among; often in general, to

properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

“And they said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

properly, failure, i.e., nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc

a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle

“Is it not because there is not a God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“in Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“that sent”

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

“to enquire”

properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

“of Baalzebub”

baal-zebub, a special deity of the ekronites

“Is it not because there is not a God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“of Ekron”

ekron, a place in palestine

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner

“from that bed”

a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“on which thou art gone up”

to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“therefore thou shalt not come down”

to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“but shalt surely”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

“but shalt surely”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill