Parallel Verses

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.”

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.

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.”

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.

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 the king sent a third captain of 50 with his 50 men. The third captain of 50 went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, “Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these 50 servants of yours be precious in your sight. 14 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.” 15 The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” So he got up and went down with him to the king.


Cross References

1 Samuel 26:21

Saul responded, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David, I will never harm you again because today you considered my life precious. I have been a fool! I’ve committed a grave error.”

1 Samuel 26:24

Just as I considered your life valuable today, so may the Lord consider my life valuable and rescue me from all trouble.”

2 Kings 1:10-11

Elijah responded to the captain of the 50, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50 men.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his 50 men.

Psalm 49:8

since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying

Psalm 72:14

He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are precious in his sight.

Psalm 116:15

The death of His faithful ones
is valuable in the Lord’s sight.

Proverbs 6:26

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread,
but an adulteress goes after a precious life.

Matthew 16:25-26

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

Acts 20:24

But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

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