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2 Kings 1:14

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.

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.

15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight.”
ASV
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight.
DARBY
Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.
BLB
Behold, fire has come down from the heavens and burned up the first two captains of fifty, and their fifties. And let my life be precious in your eyes.”
ÅB
Ild fór ned fra himmelen og fortærte begge de første høvedsmenn over femti med sine menn; men la nå mitt liv være dyrt i dine øyne!
OTB
Se, ild har kommet ned fra himmelen og fortært de to første kapteinene og deres menn. Men nå, vær så snill å la mitt liv være dyrebart i dine øyne.”
B1930
Ild fór ned fra himmelen og fortærte begge de første høvedsmenn over femti med sine menn; men la nu mitt liv være dyrt i dine øine!

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  • Acts 20:24

    But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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  • Psalms 116:15

    Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

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  • Psalms 49:8

    (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

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  • 2 Kings 1:10–11

    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.

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  • Matthew 16:25–26

    For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

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  • 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.

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  • Psalms 72:14

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

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  • Proverbs 6:26

    For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

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