1:13 The king 3 sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell 4 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 tn Heb “answered and said to the officer of fifty.”
2 tn Wordplay contributes to the irony here. The king tells Elijah to “come down” (Hebrew יָרַד, yarad), but Elijah calls fire down (יָרַד) on the arrogant king’s officer.
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”