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Again he sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty. He answered him, man of God, thus has the king said, Come down quickly.

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Escalating Defiance

Commentators observe that King Ahaziah, undeterred by the fiery judgment on the first group, sent a second. Scholars like Gill and Ellicott highlight the added command to 'come down quickly' as a sign of increased insolence. This demonstrates a deliberate hardening of the heart against God's clear and powerful warning, a defiance even more audacious than the first.

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2 Kings

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Kings 1:11

19th Century

Bishop

Again he also sent. —Although he had heard what had happened to his former envoys.

He answered. —The Septua…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Kings 1:11

17th Century

Pastor

Again also he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty The king, not being at all terrified with the awful jud…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Kings 1:9–18

17th Century

Minister

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…