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2 Kings 1:13-15
New English Translation
2 Kings 1:13-15
New English Translation
13 The king[a] sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell[b] on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy, “Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours. 14 Indeed,[c] fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men.[d] So now, please have respect for my life.” 15 The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” So he got up and went down[e] with him to the king.
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- 2 Kings 1:13 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 1:13 tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”
- 2 Kings 1:14 tn Heb “look.”
- 2 Kings 1:14 tn Heb “their fifty.”
- 2 Kings 1:15 sn In this third panel the verb “come down” (יָרַד, yarad) occurs again, this time describing Elijah’s descent from the hill at the Lord’s command. The moral of the story seems clear: Those who act as if they have authority over God and his servants just may pay for their arrogance with their lives; those who, like the third commander, humble themselves and show the proper respect for God’s authority and for his servants will be spared and find God quite cooperative.
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