Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:7
And he said unto them, What manner of man [was he] which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
7. What manner of man was he?] The Hebrew noun which is usually rendered ‘judgement’ is applied sometimes to external appearances of things. Thus Exo 26:30, ‘Thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee’. From the answer of the messengers it is clear that the dress and external peculiarities are what is here meant. From them Ahaziah was able to judge who the man must be.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(7) He said.Spake. (See Note on 2Ki. 1:3.)
What manner of man?See margin. The word mishpat here denotes the external characteristics and visible peculiarities by which a man is distinguished (shphat) from his fellows. (Comp. our expressions sort, fashion, style, and the Vulgate, Cujus figur et habitus est vir ille? LXX., . Syriac, appearance, look. Targum, .)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 1:7 And he said unto them, What manner of man [was he] which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
Ver. 7. What manner of man was he? ] What was his stature, habit, and shape?
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
What manner of man was he: Heb. What was the manner of the man, Jdg 8:18, 1Sa 28:14