Parallel Verses
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.'
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
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.”
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."
Themes
Elijah » Miracles of » Prophecies of
Elijah » Prophecies of » The death of ahaziah
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Fire from heaven at elijah's command
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 1:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah And The Messengers Of Ahaziah
13 And he turneth and sendeth a third head of fifty and his fifty, and the third head of fifty goeth up, and cometh in, and boweth on his knees over-against Elijah, and maketh supplication unto him, and speaketh unto him, 'O man of God, let be precious, I pray thee, my soul and the soul of thy servants -- these fifty -- in thine eyes. 14 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.' 15 And a messenger of Jehovah speaketh unto Elijah, 'Go down with him, be not afraid of him;' and he riseth and goeth down with him unto the king,
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:21
And Saul saith, 'I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.'
1 Samuel 26:24
and lo, as thy soul hath been great this day in mine eyes, so is my soul great in the eyes of Jehovah, and He doth deliver me out of all distress.'
2 Kings 1:10-11
And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, 'And if I am a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.
Psalm 49:8
And precious is the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased -- to the age.
Psalm 72:14
From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
Psalm 116:15
Precious in the eyes of Jehovah is the death for His saints.
Proverbs 6:26
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
Matthew 16:25-26
for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,
Acts 20:24
but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.