2 Kings 1:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
11 Again also he sent unto him another captain over fifty with his fifty. Who spake, and said unto him, [a]O man of God, thus the King commandeth, Come down quickly.
12 But Elijah answered, and said unto them, [b]If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heaven and devour thee and thy fifty. So fire came down from the heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
13 ¶ Yet again he sent the third captain over fifty with his fifty. And the third captain over fifty went up, and came, and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my [c]life and the life of these thy fifty servants be [d]precious in thy sight.
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- 2 Kings 1:11 He spake this in mockery, and therefore provoked God’s wrath so much the more.
- 2 Kings 1:12 Meaning, that God would show by effect whether he was a true Prophet or not.
- 2 Kings 1:13 Which humble myself before God and his servant.
- 2 Kings 1:13 That is, spare my life, and let me not die as the other two.
2 Kings 1:11-13
New International Version
11 At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, “Man of God, this is what the king says, ‘Come down at once!’”
12 “If I am a man of God,” Elijah replied, “may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.
13 So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life(A) and the lives of these fifty men, your servants!
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