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2 Kings 1:14
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KJ21
Behold, there came fire down from heaven and burned up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties. Therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight!”
ASV
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight.
AMP
Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
AMPC
Behold, fire came down from heaven and burned up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties. Therefore let my life now be precious in your sight.
BRG
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
CSB
Already fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains with their companies, but this time let my life be precious to you.”
CSBA
Already fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains with their companies, but this time let my life be precious to you.’
CEB
Look, fire came from the sky and burned up the two earlier commanders and their troops of fifty soldiers. Please have regard for my life.”
CJB
I know that fire came down from heaven and burned up the two other commanders with their fifty men; but now, have some regard for my life.”
CEV
Fire has already wiped out the other officers and their soldiers. Please don't let it happen to me.”
DARBY
Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.
DRA
Behold fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two first captains of fifty men, and the fifties that were with them: but now I beseech thee to spare my life.
ERV
Fire came down from heaven and destroyed the first two captains and their 50 men. But now, have mercy and let us live!”
EASY
We know that fire came down from the sky. It destroyed the two captains who came before me and all their soldiers. But now, please be kind and do not kill me.’
EHV
Look, fire from the sky fell and consumed the first two captains and their companies of fifty men. But now, let the lives of your servants be precious.”
ESV
Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
ESVUK
Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
EXB
·See [T Behold], fire came down from heaven and ·burned up [consumed; destroyed] the first two captains of fifty with all their men. But now, ·respect [value; consider precious] my life.”
GNV
Behold, there came fire down from the heaven, and devoured the two former captains over fifty with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
GW
Fire has come from heaven and burned up the first two officers and their 100 men. But treat my life as something precious.”
GNT
The two other officers and their men were killed by fire from heaven; but please be merciful to me!”
HCSB
Already fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of 50 with their fifties, but this time let my life be precious in your sight.”
ICB
See, fire came down from heaven. It burned up the first two captains of 50 with all their men. But now, let my life be valuable to you.”
ISV
Look how fire fell from heaven and devoured the two other companies of 50 soldiers, along with their captains, but now please treat me as if my life were precious!”
JUB
Behold, fire has come down from heaven and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; therefore, let my soul now be precious in thy sight.
KJV
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
AKJV
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
LSB
Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two commanders of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
LEB
Behold, fire from heaven came down and consumed the first two commanders of fifty and their fifties, so then let my life be precious in your eyes.”
TLB
Have mercy on us! Don’t destroy us as you did the others.”
MSG
The king then sent a third captain with his fifty men. For a third time, a captain with his fifty approached Elijah. This one fell on his knees in supplication: “O Holy Man, have respect for my life and the souls of these fifty men! Twice now lightning from out of the blue has struck and incinerated captains with their fifty men; please, I beg you, respect my life!”
MEV
See, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifty men. May my life now be precious in your sight.”
NOG
Fire has come from heaven and burned up the first two officers and their 100 men. But treat my life as something precious.”
NABRE
Already fire has come down from heaven, consuming the first two captains with their companies of fifty men. But now, let my life count for something in your sight!”
NASB
Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
NASB1995
Behold fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
NCB
Behold, fire has come down from the heavens, and it has consumed the previous two captains of the fifty along with their fifty men. Let my life be precious in your sight.”
NCV
See, fire came down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifty with all their men. But now, respect my life.”
NET
Indeed, fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. So now, please have respect for my life.”
NIRV
Fire has come down from heaven. It has burned up the first two captains and all their men. But please have respect for my life!”
NIV
See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!”
NIVUK
See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!’
NKJV
Look, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight.”
NLV
Fire came down from heaven and destroyed the first two captains with their armies of fifty. But now let my life be of great worth in your eyes.”
NLT
See how the fire from heaven came down and destroyed the first two groups. But now please spare my life!”
NRSVA
Look, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.’
NRSVACE
Look, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.’
NRSVCE
Look, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
NRSVUE
Look, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
OJB
Hinei, there came eish down from Shomayim, and consumed the two sarim of the chamishim harishonim with their fifties; therefore let my nefesh now be precious in thy eyes.
RGT
“Behold, fire came down from the sky and devoured the two previous captains over fifty, with their fifties. Therefore, let my life now be precious in your sight!”
RSV
Lo, fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
RSVCE
Lo, fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”
TLV
Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two previous captains of 50 with their 50; but now let my life be precious in your eyes!”
VOICE
A heavenly fire devoured the first two commanders and their 50 men who confronted you, but please do not invoke the same fate for my life.
WEB
Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight.”
WYC
Lo! fire came down from heaven, and devoured twain, the first (two) princes of fifty men, and the fifty men that were with them; but now, I beseech, that thou have mercy on my life. (Lo! fire came down from heaven, and devoured the first two leaders of fifty men, and the fifty men who were with each of them; but now, I beseech thee, that thou have mercy on my life.)
YLT
Lo, come down hath fire from the heavens, and consumeth the two heads of the former fifties and their fifties; and, now, let my soul be precious in thine eyes.'
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