2 Kings 1:10-12
1599 Geneva Bible
10 But Elijah answered, and said to the captain over the fifty, If that I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heaven, and devour thee and thy fifty. [a]So fire came down from the heaven and devoured him and his fifty.
11 Again also he sent unto him another captain over fifty with his fifty. Who spake, and said unto him, [b]O man of God, thus the King commandeth, Come down quickly.
12 But Elijah answered, and said unto them, [c]If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heaven and devour thee and thy fifty. So fire came down from the heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.
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- 2 Kings 1:10 He declareth what power God’s word hath in the mouth of his servants, when they threaten God’s judgments against the wicked.
- 2 Kings 1:11 He spake this in mockery, and therefore provoked God’s wrath so much the more.
- 2 Kings 1:12 Meaning, that God would show by effect whether he was a true Prophet or not.
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