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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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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Said (spoke) to them. The Septuagint and Syriac versions read “to him,” which seems to be the original reading.

The…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Elijah answered and said to them

The same as he has to the first captain, and made the same request of fire fr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Elijah called for fire from heaven, to consume the haughty, daring sinners; not to secure himself, but to prove his mission, and to reveal the wrat…

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