2 Kings 1:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 1:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:12 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:12 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto them, `If I <FI>am<Fi> a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire of God cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.”
2 Kings 1:12 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Eliiah answered, and saide vnto them, If 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 1:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:12 in Context — 2 Kings 1
10 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.
11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 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.
14 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.
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What Does 2 Kings 1:12 Mean?
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