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2 Kings 1:13-14

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1:13 The king 1  sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell 2  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. 1:14 Indeed, 3  fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. 4  So now, please have respect for my life.”

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”

3 tn Heb “look.”

4 tn Heb “their fifty.”



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