2 Kings 1:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 1:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 1:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight.””
2 Kings 1:14 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
2 Kings 1:14 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
2 Kings 1:14 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
2 Kings 1:14 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde, there came fire downe from the heauen and deuoured the two former captaines ouer fiftie with their fifties: therefore let my life nowe be precious in thy sight.”
2 Kings 1:14 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:14 in Context — 2 Kings 1
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.
13 Achazia envoya de nouveau un troisième chef de cinquante avec ses cinquante hommes. Ce troisième chef de cinquante monta; et à son arrivée, il fléchit les genoux devant Élie, et lui dit en suppliant: Homme de Dieu, que ma vie, je te prie, et que la vie de ces cinquante hommes tes serviteurs soit précieuse à tes yeux!
14 Voici, le feu est descendu du ciel et a consumé les deux premiers chefs de cinquante et leurs cinquante hommes: mais maintenant, que ma vie soit précieuse à tes yeux!
15 L’ange de l’Éternel dit à Élie: Descends avec lui, n’aie aucune crainte de lui. Élie se leva et descendit avec lui vers le roi.
16 Il lui dit: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron, comme s’il n’y avait en Israël point de Dieu dont on puisse consulter la parole, tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras.
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What Does 2 Kings 1:14 Mean?
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