2 Kings 1:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Behold

2 Kings 1:10

Let my life

Acts 20:24

Bible References

Behold

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.

Let my life

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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.