1:9 The king 2 sent a captain and his fifty soldiers 3 to retrieve Elijah. 4 The captain 5 went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. 6 He told him, “Prophet, 7 the king says, ‘Come down!’”
1 sn These held the embers used for the incense offerings.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”
4 tn Heb “to him.”
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the captain) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 sn The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.
7 tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).