2 Kings 1:10

KJV

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

— 2 Kings 1:10, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. Ahaziah king of Israel, injured in a fall, sends messengers to consult Baal-zebub the god of Ekron; Elijah intercepts them with a message of death. Ahaziah sends three companies of fifty soldiers to bring Elijah; fire from heaven consumes the …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

YLT

And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, `And if I <FI>am<Fi> a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.

BBE

And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.

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