2 Kings 1:11 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.
Matthew Henry
- Fire called from heaven by Elijah-Death of AhaziahElijah called for fire from heaven, to consume the haughty, daring sinners; not to secure himself, but to prove his mission, and to reveal the wrath of God...
Parallel Passages
- Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Numbers 16:41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 6:9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
- 1 Samuel 22:17–19 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. …
- Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
- Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
- Isaiah 32:7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
- Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
- Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
- Luke 22:63–64 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. …
- John 18:5–12 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. …
- Acts 4:16–17 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. …
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Topics
- Ahaziah History of
- Elijah Calls fire down upon the soldiers of Ahaziah
- Fire The captains of fifties
- Malice Ahaziah toward Elijah
- Meteorology and celestial phenomena Fire from heaven at Elijah’s command
- Miracles Brings fire down upon Ahaziah’s army
- Prophecy The death of Ahaziah
- Reproof Elijah, of Ahaziah
Kings of Israel & Judah
- AhaziahKing of Israel · 897–896 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible899–884 BC · Ahaziah and Jehoram reign in Israel
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Again וַיָּשָׁב wayyāšāb שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- also he sent וַיִּשְׁלַח wayyišlaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto him another אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular אַחֵר ʾaḥēr אַחֵר Adjective · masculine singular
- captain שַׂר śar שַׂר Noun · masculine singular construct
- of fifty חֲמִשִּׁים ḥămiššîm חֲמִשִּׁים Number · masculine or feminine plural
- with his fifty וַחֲמִשָּׁיו waḥămiššāyw חֲמִשִּׁים Number · masculine or feminine plural construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- And he answered וַיַּעַן wayyaʿan עָנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- and said וַיְדַבֵּר waydabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto him, O man אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
- thus hath the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- said כֹּה kô Adverb אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- Come down רֵדָה rēdâ יָרַד Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
- quickly מְהֵרָה mĕhērâ מְהֵרָה Noun · feminine singular
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