2 Kings 1 · Verse 13

2 Kings 1:13

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.
2 Kings 1:13, King James Version

2 Kings 1:13 in other translations

BSBSo the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.
WEBAgain he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty of your servants be precious in your sight.
ASVAnd again he sent the captain of a 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd again he sent the captain of a 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 to him, Man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
BBEThen he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to you.
WebsterAnd 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 to him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

What does 2 Kings 1:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 1:9-18

Elijah called for fire from heaven, to consume the haughty, daring sinners; not to secure himself, but to prove his mission, and to reveal the wrath of God from heaven, against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. Elijah did this by a Divine impulse, yet our Saviour would not allow the disciples to do the like, Lu 9:54. The dispensation of the Spirit and of grace by no means allowed it. Elijah was concerned…

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2 Kings 1:13 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725
וַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
שַׂר\־sar-a commander ofH8269
חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.Shima fiftyH2572
שְׁלִשִׁ֖יםshe.li.ShimthirdH7992
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.Shavand fifty [men] hisH2572
וַיַּ֡עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
וַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
שַׂר\־sar-[the] commander ofH8269
הַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםha.cha.mi.Shimthe fiftyH2572
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.Shi<the> thirdH7992
וַיִּכְרַ֥עvai.yikh.Ra'and he bowed downH3766
עַל\־'al-onH5921
בִּרְכָּ֣יו\׀bir.Kavknees hisH1290
לְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedto beforeH5048
אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ןvai.yit.cha.Nenand he sought favorH2603
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413
אִ֚ישׁ'ishO man ofH376
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
תִּֽיקַר\־ti.kar-let it be preciousH3365
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994
נַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shilife myH5315
וְנֶ֨פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand [the] life ofH5315
עֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650
אֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.Shimfifty [men]H2572
בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ\׃be.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869

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Cross references for 2 Kings 1:13

  • Isaiah 1:5

    Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

  • Psalms 72:14

    He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

  • Proverbs 27:22

    Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

  • Isaiah 66:2

    For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

  • Psalms 102:17

    He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

  • Exodus 11:8

    And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

  • 1 Samuel 26:21

    Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

  • 1 Kings 13:6

    And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

  • Job 15:25-26

    For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

  • Isaiah 60:14

    The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Revelation 3:9

    Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

  • Numbers 12:11-13

    And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb. And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

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he sent again.
Job 15:25,26; Pr 27:22; Ec 9:3; Isa 1:5
fell on. Heb. bowed.
Isa 66:2
besought.
Ex 11:8; Nu 12:11-13; 1Ki 13:6; Isa 60:14; Re 3:9
O man of God.
Ps 102:17; Jas 4:7

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Context

  • 2 Kings 1:12

    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.

  • 2 Kings 1:13

    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.

  • 2 Kings 1:14

    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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2 Kings 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y volvió á enviar el tercer capitán de cincuenta con sus cincuenta: y subiendo aquel tercer capitán de cincuenta, hincóse de rodillas delante de Elías, y rogóle, diciendo: Varón de Dios, ruégote que sea de valor delante de tus ojos mi vida, y la vida de estos tus cincuenta siervos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Achazia envoya de nouveau un chef d’une troisième cinquantaine, et sa cinquantaine. Et ce troisième chef de cinquantaine monta, et vint et se mit sur ses genoux devant Élie, et le supplia, et lui dit: Homme de Dieu, je te prie, que ma vie et les vies de ces 50 hommes, tes serviteurs, soient précieuses à tes yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sandte wiederum einen dritten Obersten über fünfzig und seine Fünfzig. Und der dritte Oberste über fünfzig ging hinauf und kam und beugte seine Knie vor Elia, und er flehte ihn an und sprach zu ihm: Mann Gottes! möge doch mein Leben und das Leben deiner Knechte, dieser Fünfzig, teuer sein in deinen Augen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Iterum misit principem quinquagenarium tertium, et quinquaginta qui erant cum eo. Qui cum venisset, curvavit genua contra Eliam, et precatus est eum, et ait: Homo Dei, noli despicere animam meam, et animas servorum tuorum qui mecum sunt.