The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
We have here Ahaziah, the wicked king of Israel, under God's rebukes both by his providence and by his prophet, by his rod and by his word. I. He is crossed in his affairs. How can those expect to prosper that do evil in the sight of the Lord, and provoke him to anger?
Commenting on 2 Kings 1:1-8
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.
2Ki 1:5-8 The messengers did not recognise Elijah, but yet they turned back and reported the occurrence to the king, who knew at once, from the description they gave of the habitus of the man in reply to his question, that it was Elijah the Tishbite.
Commenting on 2 Kings 1:5-8