2 Kings 1:5
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
In other versions
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
ASV
And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?
BBE
And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
DBY
The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?
WEB
And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What `is' this -- ye have turned back!'
YLT
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are all of you now turned back?
ENG
And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?
WBT
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
BSB
In context
3But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
4Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
5And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
6And 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, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
7And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?