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.”