II Kings 1:9
“Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 1:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Thenthe kingsent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sandte er zu ihm einen Obersten über fünfzig und seine Fünfzig. Und er ging zu ihm hinauf, und siehe, er saß auf dem Gipfel des Berges; und er sprach zu ihm: Mann Gottes! Der König sagt: Komm herab.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y envió luego á él un capitán de cincuenta con sus cincuenta, el cual subió á él; y he aquí que él estaba sentado en la cumbre del monte. Y él le dijo: Varón de Dios, el rey ha dicho que desciendas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E enviou logo a ele um capitão de cinquenta com seus cinquenta, o qual subiu a ele; e eis que ele estava sentado no cume do monte. E ele lhe disse: Homem de Deus, o rei disse que desças.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, o rei enviou um capitão com cinquenta soldados a Elias. Este subiu a Elias, que estava sentado no cume do monte, e lhe disse: "Tu, homem de Deus, o rei diz: 'Desce"'.
📖 II Kings 1:9 in Context
7And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
8And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
9Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
10And 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.
11Again 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.
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