American Standard Version of 1901
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And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And they answered him, He was a {Or, a man with a garment of hair}hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings' houses.
Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.