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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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'
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to 2 Kings 1:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 20:24 But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.
- 1 Samuel 26:21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
- 1 Samuel 26:24 Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in Yahweh’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”
- 2 Kings 1:10-11 Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty. Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’ ”
- Psalms 49:8 For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
- Psalms 72:14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
- Psalms 116:15 Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints.
- Proverbs 6:26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
- Matthew 16:25-26 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 1:14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven,…
2Ki 1:14 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.
Ver. 14. Therefore let my life be precious in thy sight.] Say we the same to Almighty God, when we see so many fall on every hand of us, devoured by death.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Behold, there came fire down from heaven and burnt…
Behold, there came fire down from heaven and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties,.... He owns the facts, and ascribes the death of them to the true cause, and appears to have an awful sense of the judgment of God on them, fearing the same would befall him and his:
therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight; by sparing it, what is precious and valuable being spared.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. Behold, there came fire down from heaven] Here…
14. Behold, there came fire down from heaven] Here is another point in which the brevity of the narrative leaves much for conjecture. How was the news of the first and second destruction brought, and its nature described? The sending out of an armed band would no doubt attract attention, and persons who were near at hand when the meeting with the prophet took place may have brought the news. Was the second captain sent on his errand without any knowledge of what had happened to his predecessor?
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) Burnt.—Eat, or devoured (2Ki_1:10; 2Ki_1:12).
(14) Burnt.—Eat, or devoured (2Ki_1:10; 2Ki_1:12).
The two captains of the former fifties.—Rather, the former two captains of fifties.
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Therefore let my life now.—And now (i.e., this time) let my life. Some MSS., and LXX., Vulg., and Arabic add the precative “now,” that is, “I pray,” as in 2Ki_1:13 (“I pray thee” = na’).
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