2 Kings 1:13
ContextNET © | 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. |
NIV © | So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. "Man of God," he begged, "please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! |
NASB © | So he again sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. When the third captain of fifty went up, he came and bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and begged him and said to him, "O man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. |
NLT © | Once more the king sent a captain with fifty men. But this time the captain fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, "O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants. |
MSG © | The king then sent a third captain with his fifty men. For a third time, a captain with his fifty approached Elijah. This one fell on his knees in supplication: "O Holy Man, have respect for my life and the souls of these fifty men! |
BBE © | Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to you. |
NRSV © | Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. So the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and entreated him, "O man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight. |
NKJV © | Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: "Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. |
KJV | a captain <08269> of the third <07992> fifty <02572> with his fifty <02572>_. And the third <07992> captain <08269> of fifty <02572> on his knees <01290> before <05048> Elijah <0452>_, unto him, O man <0376> of God <0430>_, I pray thee, let my life <05315>_, and the life <05315> of these fifty <02572> thy servants <05650>_, in thy sight <05869>_. {fell: Heb. bowed} |
NASB © | So he again <07725> sent <07971> the captain <08269> of a third <07992> fifty <02572> with his fifty <02572> . When the third <07992> captain <08269> of fifty <02572> went <05927> up, he came <0935> and bowed <03766> down <03766> on his knees <01290> before <05048> Elijah <0452> , and begged <02603> him and said <01696> to him, "O man <0376> of God <0430> , please <04994> let my life <05315> and the lives <05315> of these <0428> fifty <02572> servants <05650> of yours be precious <03365> in your sight .<05869> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | The king <07725> sent <07971> a third <07992> captain <08269> and his fifty <02572> soldiers. This third <07992> captain <08269> went <0935> up <05927> and fell <03766> on <05921> his knees <01290> before <05048> Elijah <0452> . He begged <02603> for mercy, “Prophet <0376> , please <04994> have respect <03365> for my life <05315> and for the lives <05315> of these <0428> fifty <02572> servants <05650> of yours .<05869> |
NET © | 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. |
NET © Notes |
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.” |