Verse 9

Then the king sent a captain with his fifty men to Elijah. He went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of the hill, and said to him, 'Man of God, the king says, "Come down."'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sendte kongen en kommandant med femti menn til Elia. Kommandanten gikk opp til ham der han satt på toppen av en høyde og sa: 'Mann av Gud, kongen befaler deg å komme ned!'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så sendte kongen en høvedsmann over femti med hans femti menn til ham. Han gikk opp til Elia, som satt på toppen av en ås, og sa til ham: Du gudsmann, kongen har sagt: Kom ned!

• Norsk King James

  Da sendte kongen en kaptein med femti menn til ham. Og han gikk opp til ham; og der satt han på toppen av et fjell. Han sa til ham: Du mann av Gud, kongen har sagt: Kom raskt ned.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kongen sendte en offiser med femti mann til ham. Offiseren gikk opp til Elia, som satt på toppen av fjellet, og sa til ham: 'Guds mann, kongen sier at du skal komme ned.'

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så sendte han en kommandant med femti mann til Elia. Kommandanten gikk opp til ham der han satt på toppen av en høyde og sa til ham: 'Du Guds mann, kongen befaler deg å komme ned.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sendte kongen en høvedsmann med femti mann til ham. Han gikk opp til ham, og se, han satt på toppen av en høyde. Han sa til ham: Du Guds mann, kongen sier: Kom ned.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kongen sendte da en kaptein med femti menn til ham. Han gikk opp for å møte ham, og se – han satt på toppen av en høyde. Kapteinen ropte: 'Du Guds mann, kongen befaler: Kom ned!'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da sendte kongen en høvedsmann med femti mann til ham. Han gikk opp til ham, og se, han satt på toppen av en høyde. Han sa til ham: Du Guds mann, kongen sier: Kom ned.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kongen sendte en høvedsmann over femti med hans femti mann til Elia. Han gikk opp, og se, han satt på toppen av berget. Han sa til ham: ‘Guds mann, kongen har sagt: Kom ned!’

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen sendte deretter en offiser med femti mann til Elia. Offiseren gikk opp til Elia, som satt på toppen av en høyde, og sa til ham: 'Guds mann, kongen har befalt at du skal komme ned.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sendte en Høvedsmand over Halvtredsindstyve til ham, og hans Halvtredsindstyve; og han kom op til ham, og see, han sad paa Bjergets Top, og han sagde til ham: Du Guds Mand! Kongen siger: Kom ned.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da sendte kongen en offiser med femti mann til ham. Offiseren gikk opp til Elia, som satt på toppen av en høyde, og sa til ham: Du Guds mann, kongen sier: Kom ned!

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him, Man of God, the king has said, Come down.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da sendte [kongen] en høvedsmann med femti mann til ham, og de gikk opp til ham. Se, han satt på toppen av en haug. Han sa til ham: Guds mann, kongen sier: Kom ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kongen sendte ham en offiser med femti mann, og han gikk opp til Elia (som satt på toppen av en høyde), og han sa til ham: 'Du Guds mann, kongen sier: Kom ned.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sendte kongen en høvedsmann med femti menn til ham. Han gikk opp til Eli'a, som satt på toppen av en høyde. Høvedsmannen sa til ham: Du gudsmann, kongen sier: Kom ned.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Kongen sendte så en leder over femti med sine femti menn til ham. Han gikk opp til ham der han satt på toppen av en høyde, og sa: Guds mann, kongen sier: Kom ned.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sent vnto him a captaine ouer fiftye, with the same fyftye. And whan he came vnto him, beholde, he sat aboue vpon the mout. He sayde vnto him: Thou ma of God, the kynge sayeth: Thou shalt come downe

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore the King sent vnto him a captaine ouer fiftie with his fiftie men, who went vp vnto him: for beholde, he sate on the toppe of a mountaine, and he saide vnto him, O man of God, the King hath commanded that thou come downe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then the king sent vnto him a captayne ouer fiftie, with his fiftie men: which came to him (and beholde he sat on the top of an hill) And he spake vnto him, Thou man of God, the king hath saide: come downe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then [the king] sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. He went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He spoke to him, man of God, the king has said, Come down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he sendeth unto him a head of fifty and his fifty, and he goeth up unto him (and lo, he is sitting on the top of the hill), and he speaketh unto him, `O man of God, the king hath spoken, Come down.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then [the king] sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was seated on the top of a hill, and said to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then [the king] sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, "Man of God, the king has said, 'Come down!'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king sent a captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. The captain went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. He told him,“Prophet, the king says,‘Come down!’”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 6:13-14 : 13 So the king said, "Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him." When he was told, "He is in Dothan," 14 So the king sent horses, chariots, and a large army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the city.
• Amos 7:12 : 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, 'Seer, go and flee to the land of Judah; there you can earn your bread and prophesy there.'
• Matt 14:3 : 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
• Matt 26:68 : 68 mocking and saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit you?"
• Matt 27:29 : 29 They twisted a crown of thorns and placed it on His head, and they put a staff in His right hand. Then they knelt before Him in mockery and said, 'Hail, King of the Jews!'
• Matt 27:41-43 : 41 In the same way, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, 42 'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 'He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, "I am the Son of God."'
• Mark 15:29 : 29 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
• Mark 15:32 : 32 'Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!' Even those who were crucified with Him also insulted Him.
• Luke 6:11-12 : 11 But they were filled with rage and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus. 12 During those days, Jesus went out to a mountain to pray, and He spent the entire night praying to God.
• Heb 11:36 : 36 Still others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets, hidden them in two caves in groups of fifty, and provided them with bread and water.
• 1 Kgs 18:10 : 10 "As surely as the LORD your God lives," he continued, "there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever they said, 'He is not here,' he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.
• 1 Kgs 18:42 : 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink, but Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel, crouched down to the ground, and put his face between his knees.
• 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, 'May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I don’t make your life like the life of one of them.'
• 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.' Jehoshaphat replied, 'The king should not say such a thing.'
• 1 Kgs 22:26-27 : 26 Then the king of Israel ordered, 'Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son.' 27 And say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water of affliction until I return safely.’