5. The messengers returned to the king, who asked them, “Why have you come back? ”
6. They replied, “A man came to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and declare to him: This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you’re sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, you will not get up from your sickbed — you will certainly die.’ ”
7. The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke those words to you? ”
8. They replied, “A hairy man with a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It’s Elijah the Tishbite.”