2 Kings 1:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 1:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 1:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’””
2 Kings 1:11 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And again 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. ”
2 Kings 1:11 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he turneth and sendeth unto him another head of fifty and his fifty, and he answereth and speaketh unto him, `O man of God, thus said the king, Haste, come down.'”
2 Kings 1:11 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he spoke and said to him, Man ofGod, thus says the king: Come down quickly! ”
2 Kings 1:11 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Againe also he sent vnto him another captaine ouer fiftie, with his fiftie. Who spake, and saide vnto him, O man of God, thus the King commandeth, Come downe quickely.”
2 Kings 1:11 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:11 in Context — 2 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.
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.
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What Does 2 Kings 1:11 Mean?
2 Kings 1:11 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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