And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? The messengers turned back. They did not know the stranger; but his authoritative tone, commanding attitude, and affecting message, determined them at once to return.
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2 Kings 1:5
5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?