2 Kings 1:14

1:14 Indeed, ¹  fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. ²  So now, please have respect for my life.”

2 Kings 1:10

1:10 Elijah replied to the captain, ³  “If I am indeed a prophet, may fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty soldiers!” Fire then came down ⁴  from the sky and consumed him and his fifty soldiers.

2 Kings 1:13

1:13 The king ⁵  sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell ⁶  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 “look.”

² tn Heb “their fifty.”

³ tn Heb “answered and said to the officer of fifty.”

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”