II Kings · Chapter 1 King James Version

II Kings 1:13

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

After Ahaziah fell through a lattice and sent to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether he would recover, Elijah intercepted the messengers and declared that Ahaziah would die for consulting a foreign god instead of the LORD. When Ahaziah sent captains of fifty to seize Elijah, fire came down from heaven and consumed two companies before the third captain humbly pleaded for his life and Elijah went with him to deliver the message directly to the king.

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