7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
7 The king asked them, "What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?"
7 He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?"
7 The king said, "Tell me more about this man who met you and said these things to you. What was he like?"
7 Then he said to them, "What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?"
7 "What sort of man was he?" the king demanded. "What did he look like?"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 1:7
Commentary on 2 Kings 1:1-8
(Read 2 Kings 1:1-8)
When Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him. Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often punished by the rebellion of those who owe subjection to him. Ahaziah fell through a lattice, or railing. Wherever we go, there is but a step between us and death. A man's house is his castle, but not to secure him against God's judgments. The whole creation, which groans under the burden of man's sin, will, at length, sink and break under the weight like this lattice. He is never safe that has God for his enemy. Those that will not inquire of the word of God for their comfort, shall hear it to their terror, whether they will or no.