2 Kings 1:13
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.
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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 1:13
King James Version
13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of 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 life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
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2 Kings 1:13
New King James Version
13 Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and [a]fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours (A)be precious in your sight.
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- 2 Kings 1:13 Lit. bowed down
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