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 2:11

2:11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot ³  pulled by fiery horses appeared. ⁴  They went between Elijah and Elisha, ⁵  and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

2 Kings 14:27

14:27 The Lord had not decreed that he would blot out Israel’s memory ⁶  from under heaven, ⁷  so he delivered them through Jeroboam son of Joash.

¹ tn Heb “look.”

² tn Heb “their fifty.”

³ tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”

⁴ tn Heb “look, a chariot of fire and horses of fire.”

⁵ tn Heb “and they made a division between the two of them.”

⁵ tn Heb “name.”

⁶ tn The phrase “from under heaven” adds emphasis to the verb “blot out” and suggest total annihilation. For other examples of the verb מָחָה (makhah), “blot out,” combined with “from under heaven,” see Exod 17:14; Deut 9:14; 25:19; 29:20.