Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.

New American Standard Bible

Behold fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”

King James Version

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

Holman Bible

Already fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of 50 with their fifties, but this time let my life be precious in your sight.”

International Standard Version

Look how fire fell from heaven and devoured the two other companies of 50 soldiers, along with their captains, but now please treat me as if my life were precious!"

A Conservative Version

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in thy sight.

American Standard Version

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight.

Amplified

Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.”

Darby Translation

Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, fire will come down from heaven and consume the two first captains and their fifties: and now shall my soul be precious in thine eyes?

King James 2000

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in your sight.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Behold, fire from heaven came down and consumed the first two commanders of fifty and their fifties, so then let my life be precious in your eyes."

Modern King James verseion

Behold, fire has come down from the heavens and burned up the two commanders of the former fifties with their fifties. And now let my life be precious in your sight.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Behold, there came fire down from heaven and burnt up the two fore captains over fifty with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in thy sight."

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight."

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! there hath come down fire out of the heavens, and devoured the captains of the former fifties, with their fifties, - now, therefore, let my life be precious in thine eyes.

Webster

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

World English Bible

Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight."

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo, come down hath fire from the heavens, and consumeth the two heads of the former fifties and their fifties; and, now, let my soul be precious in thine eyes.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

and burnt up
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

the two
שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

of the former
ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

חמשּׁים 
Chamishshiym 
Usage: 163

with their fifties
חמשּׁים 
Chamishshiym 
Usage: 163

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

יקר 
Yaqar 
Usage: 11

References

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

Elijah And The Messengers Of Ahaziah

13 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. 14 For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes. 15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him; have no fear of him. So he got up and went down with him to the king.


Cross References

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.

1 Samuel 26:24

And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.

2 Kings 1:10-11

And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.

Psalm 49:8

(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

Psalm 72:14

He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

Psalm 116:15

Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Proverbs 6:26

For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

Matthew 16:25-26

Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

Acts 20:24

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

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