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2 Kings 1:9-11
International Standard Version
2 Kings 1:9-11
International Standard Version
Fire from Heaven Destroys the King’s Henchmen
9 So the king sent out 50 men, along with their leader.[a] The leader[b] approached Elijah, who was sitting at the top of a hill. He ordered Elijah,[c] “Hey, man of God! The king orders you to come down!”
10 Elijah responded to the leader who was in charge of the 50 soldiers, “So I’m a man of God, am I? If so, may fire[d] fall from heaven and devour you and your 50 soldiers…”[e] Just then, fire fell from heaven and devoured that leader and his 50 soldiers.[f]
11 Later the king tried again—he sent another company of 50 soldiers, along with their leader, who ordered Elijah, “Hey, man of God! This is what the king orders: ‘Come down!’”
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- 2 Kings 1:9 Lit. a captain of fifty; and so through v. 14; modern equivalent to a Second Lieutenant commanding a platoon of four twelve-member squads
- 2 Kings 1:9 Lit. He
- 2 Kings 1:9 Lit. him
- 2 Kings 1:10 MT word fire sounds like MT word man
- 2 Kings 1:10 The Heb. lacks soldiers
- 2 Kings 1:10 The Heb. lacks soldiers
2 Kings 1:9-11
New International Version
2 Kings 1:9-11
New International Version
9 Then he sent(A) to Elijah a captain(B) with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down!’”
10 Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then fire(C) fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.
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!’”
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