2 Kings 1:10
8 And 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.
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.
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.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Men Elias svarte høvedsmannen over femti: Er jeg en Guds mann, så fare ild ned fra himmelen og fortære deg og dine femti mann! Da fór det ild ned fra himmelen og fortærte ham og hans femti mann.
- OTB
- Elia svarte kapteinen, “Hvis jeg er en Guds mann, la ild komme ned fra himmelen og fortære deg og dine femti menn.” Da falt ild ned fra himmelen og fortærte kapteinen og hans menn.
- B1930
- Men Elias svarte høvedsmannen over femti: Er jeg en Guds mann, så fare ild ned fra himmelen og fortære dig og dine femti mann! Da fór det ild ned fra himmelen og fortærte ham og hans femti mann.
- BSB
- Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
- ASV
- And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, 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.
- DARBY
- And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.
- BLB
- And Elijah answered and said to the captain of the fifty, “And if I [am] a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume you and your fifty.” And fire came down from the heavens and consumed him and [his] fifty.
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Luke 9:54
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
Les i sammenhengDaniel 3:25
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Les i sammenheng1 Kings 18:36–38
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
Les i sammenhengDaniel 3:22
Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 106:18
And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
Les i sammenhengHebrews 12:29
For our God is a consuming fire.
Les i sammenhengRevelation 11:5
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Les i sammenhengJob 1:16
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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