2 Kings 1:14
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Behold fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two first captains of fifty men, and the fifties that were with them: but now I beseech thee to spare my life.

2 Kings 1:13
Again he sent a third captain of fifty men, and the fifty that were with him. And when he was come, he fell upon his knees before Elias, and besought him, and said: Man of God, despise not my life, and the lives of thy servants that are with me.

2 Kings 1:15
And the angel of the Lord spoke to Elias, saying: Go down with him, fear not. He arose therefore, and went down with him to the king,

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Behold fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two first captains of fifty men, and the fifties that were with them: but now I beseech thee to spare my life.

behold

2 Kings 1:10,11 And Elias answering, 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 the fifty that were with him. . . .

let my life

1 Samuel 26:21,24 And Saul said: I have sinned; return, my son David, for I will no more do thee harm, because my life hath been precious in thy eyes this day: for it appeareth that I have done foolishly, and have been ignorant in very many things. . . .

Psalm 49:8 Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

Psalm 72:14 He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.

Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Proverbs 6:26 Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

Matthew 16:25,26 For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. . . .

Acts 20:24 But I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course and the ministry of the word which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Context
Elijah Denounces Ahaziah
13Again he sent a third captain of fifty men, and the fifty that were with him. And when he was come, he fell upon his knees before Elias, and besought him, and said: Man of God, despise not my life, and the lives of thy servants that are with me. 14Behold fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two first captains of fifty men, and the fifties that were with them: but now I beseech thee to spare my life.15And the angel of the Lord spoke to Elias, saying: Go down with him, fear not. He arose therefore, and went down with him to the king,…
Lexicon
Behold,
הִ֠נֵּה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

fire
אֵשׁ֙ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire

has come down
יָ֤רְדָה (yā·rə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

heaven
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky

and consumed
וַ֠תֹּאכַל (wat·tō·ḵal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

the first
הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים (hā·ri·šō·nîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank

two
שְׁנֵ֞י (šə·nê)
Number - mdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

captains
שָׂרֵ֧י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of fifty,
הַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים (ha·ḥă·miš·šîm)
Article | Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2572: Fifty

with all their men.
חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑ם (ḥă·miš·šê·hem)
Number - common plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2572: Fifty

But now
וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

may my life
נַפְשִׁ֖י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

be precious
תִּיקַ֥ר (tî·qar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3365: To be heavy, valuable, to make rare

in your sight.”
בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain


Additional Translations
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.”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 your sight.

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.

Behold, fire came down from heaven, and devoured the two first captains of fifty: and now, I pray, let my life be precious in thine eyes.

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.

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.

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.

Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight."

Lo, come down hath fire from the heavens, and consumeth the two heads of the former fifties and their fifties; and, now, let my soul be precious in thine eyes.'
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