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2 Kings 1:15

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1:15 The Lord’s angelic messenger said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” So he got up and went down 1  with him to the king.

2 Kings 19:6

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19:6 Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master this: ‘This is what the Lord says: “Don’t be afraid because of the things you have heard – these insults the king of Assyria’s servants have hurled against me. 2 

2 Kings 25:26

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25:26 Then all the people, from the youngest to the oldest, as well as the army officers, left for 3  Egypt, because they were afraid of what the Babylonians might do.

1 sn In this third panel the verb “come down” (יָרַד, yarad) occurs again, this time describing Elijah’s descent from the hill at the Lord’s command. The moral of the story seems clear: Those who act as if they have authority over God and his servants just may pay for their arrogance with their lives; those who, like the third commander, humble themselves and show the proper respect for God’s authority and for his servants will be spared and find God quite cooperative.

2 tn Heb “by which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.”

3 tn Heb “arose and went to.”



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