2 Kings 1:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

He sent again

Fell on

Isaiah 66:2

Besought

Revelation 3:9

O man of god

Psalm 102:17

James 4:7

General references

2 Corinthians 13:8

Bible References

He sent again

for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die.

Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole body is weak.

Fell on

My hand made them; that is how they came to be," says the Lord. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.

Besought

All these your servants will come down to me and bow down to me, saying, 'Go, you and all the people who follow you,' and after that I will go out." Then Moses went out from Pharaoh in great anger.

So Aaron said to Moses, "O my lord, please do not hold this sin against us, in which we have acted foolishly and have sinned!

The king pled with the prophet, "Seek the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored." So the prophet sought the Lord's favor and the king's hand was restored to its former condition.

The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, 'The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'

Listen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan -- who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying -- Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

O man of god

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

General references

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.