KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Kings 1:10
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
WEB World English Bible
Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!” Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, ‘And if I am 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.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 1
7 And he said unto them, What manner of man [was he] which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
8 And they answered him, [He was] an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the Tishbite.
9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
10 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.
11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I [be] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
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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וַיַּעֲנֶ֣הH6030 · unto dwellאֵלִיָּ֗הוּH452 · e.liy.yahElijahוַיְדַבֵּר֮H1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שַׂ֣רH8269 · sarrulerהַחֲמִשִּׁים֒H2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyוְאִם־H518 · imifאִ֤ישׁH376 · ishmanאֱלֹהִים֙H430 · e.lo.himGodאָ֔נִיH589 · a.niIתֵּ֤רֶדH3381 · ya.radto go downאֵשׁ֙H784 · eshfireמִן־H4480 · minfromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenוְתֹאכַ֥לH398 · a.khalto eatאֹתְךָ֖H853 · et[Obj.]וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyוַתֵּ֤רֶדH3381 · ya.radto go downאֵשׁ֙H784 · eshfireמִן־H4480 · minfromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenוַתֹּ֥אכַלH398 · a.khalto eatאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃H2572 · cha.mish.shimfifty
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Luke 9:54And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?Daniel 3:25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.Daniel 3:22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.1 Kings 18:36-38And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou [art] God in Israel, and [that] I [am] thy servant, and [that] I have done all these things at thy word.Psalm 106:18And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.Hebrews 12:29For our God [is] a consuming fire.Numbers 16:28-30And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of mine own mind.Revelation 11:5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.Job 1:16While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.Acts 5:3-10But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?Matthew 23:34-37Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:Psalm 105:15[Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.1 Kings 22:28And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.Matthew 21:41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.Acts 12:19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that [they] should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and [there] abode.Daniel 6:24And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast [them] into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.2 Kings 2:23-24And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till [there was] no remedy.
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