2 Kings 1:13 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

A captain of the third fifty. — Literally, a captain of a third fifty. But 2 Kings 1:11, “another captain of …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty, etc. Which was most daring and insolent, and showed him to…

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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