2 Kings 1:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 1:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:10 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:10 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, `And if I <FI>am<Fi> 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.”
2 Kings 1:10 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:10 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Eliiah answered, and saide to the captaine ouer the fiftie, If that I be a man of God, let fire come downe from the heauen, and deuoure thee and thy fiftie. So fire came downe from the heauen and deuoured him and his fiftie.”
2 Kings 1:10 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:10 in Context — 2 Kings 1
8 Ils lui répondirent: C’était un homme vêtu de poil et ayant une ceinture de cuir autour des reins. Et Achazia dit: C’est Élie, le Thischbite.
9 Il envoya vers lui un chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce chef monta auprès d’Élie, qui était assis sur le sommet de la montagne, et il lui dit: Homme de Dieu, le roi a dit: Descends!
10 Élie répondit au chef de cinquante: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes! Et le feu descendit du ciel et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
11 Achazia envoya de nouveau vers lui un autre chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce chef prit la parole et dit à Élie: Homme de Dieu, ainsi a dit le roi: Hâte-toi de descendre!
12 Élie leur répondit: Si je suis un homme de Dieu, que le feu descende du ciel et te consume, toi et tes cinquante hommes! Et le feu de Dieu descendit du ciel et le consuma, lui et ses cinquante hommes.
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