2 Raja-raja 1:13-14

1:13 The king ¹  sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell ²  on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy, “Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours. 1:14 Indeed, ³  fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. ⁴  So now, please have respect for my life.”

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:13]  ² tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”

[1:14]  ³ tn Heb “look.”

[1:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “their fifty.”