10 Elijah responded to the captain of the 50, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50 men.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his 50 men.(A)

11 So the king sent another captain of 50 with his 50 men to Elijah. He took in the situation[a] and announced, “Man of God, this is what the king says: ‘Come down immediately!’”

12 Elijah responded, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50 men.” So a divine fire[b] came down from heaven and consumed him and his 50 men.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 1:11 Lit He answered
  2. 2 Kings 1:12 Lit a fire of God

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