2 Kings 1:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty. And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעֲנֶ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיְדַבֵּר֮ אֶל־שַׂ֣ר הַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ וְאִם־אִ֤ישׁ אֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃

Transliteration

wə-yaʿăneh ʾĒliyyāhû wə-yədabbēr ʾel-sar ha-ḥămishshîm wə-ʾim-ʾîsh ʾĕlōhîm ʾānî tēred ʾēsh min-ha-shāmayim wə-tōʾkal ʾōtəkā wə-ʾet-ḥămishsheykā wə-tēred ʾēsh min-ha-shāmayim wə-tōʾkal ʾōtô wə-ʾet-ḥămishshāyw

Grammar Details

• *wə-yaʿăneh*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and answered
• *ʾĒliyyāhû*: proper noun - Elijah
• *wə-yədabbēr*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and spoke
• *ʾel-sar*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the captain of
• *ha-ḥămishshîm*: definite article + numeral - the fifty
• *wə-ʾim-ʾîsh*: conjunction + conditional particle + noun, masculine singular construct - and if a man of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God
• *ʾānî*: 1st singular independent pronoun - I
• *tēred*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular jussive - let come down
• *ʾēsh*: noun, feminine singular - fire
• *min-ha-shāmayim*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine dual - from the heavens
• *wə-tōʾkal*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and consumed
• *ʾōtəkā*: direct object marker + 2nd masculine singular suffix - you
• *wə-ʾet-ḥămishsheykā*: conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your fifty
• *wə-tēred*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and came down
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *wə-ʾet-ḥămishshāyw*: conjunction + direct object marker + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his fifty

Word Meanings

• *ʾîsh ʾĕlōhîm*: man of God/prophet/divine messenger
• *tēred ʾēsh*: fire will come down/fire shall descend
• *tōʾkal*: consume/devour/burn up

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Elijah answered the captain, 'If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' Then fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Elijah{H452} answered{H6030} and said{H1696} to the captain{H8269} of fifty,{H2572} If I be a man{H376} of God,{H430} let fire{H784} come down{H3381} from heaven,{H8064} and consume{H398} thee and thy fifty.{H2572} And there came down{H3381} fire{H784} from heaven,{H8064} and consumed{H398} him and his fifty.{H2572}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Elijah{H452} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H1696}{(H8762)} to the captain{H8269} of fifty{H2572}, If I be a man{H376} of God{H430}, then let fire{H784} come down{H3381}{(H8799)} from heaven{H8064}, and consume{H398}{(H8799)} thee and thy fifty{H2572}. And there came down{H3381}{(H8799)} fire{H784} from heaven{H8064}, and consumed{H398}{(H8799)} him and his fifty{H2572}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Elias answered the captayne ouer fyftye, and sayde vnto him: Yf I be a man of God, the fyre fall downe then from heauen, and cosume the and thy fyftie. Then fell there fire from heauen, and consumed him and his fyftye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Eliiah answered, and saide to the captaine ouer the fiftie, If that I be a man of God, let fire come downe from the heauen, and deuoure thee and thy fiftie. So fire came downe from the heauen and deuoured him and his fiftie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Elias aunswered and saide to the captaine ouer the fiftie: If I be a man of God, let fyre come downe from heauen & consume thee & thy fiftie. And there came fyre from heauen, and consumed him and his fiftie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I [be] a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, `And if I `am' a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!" Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Elijah replied to the captain,“If I am indeed a prophet, may fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty soldiers!” Fire then came down from the sky and consumed him and his fifty soldiers.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 9:54 : 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?
• 1 Kgs 18:36-38 : 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that you are the LORD God, and that you have turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
• Job 1:16 : 16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you."
• Rev 11:5 : 5 And if anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies; and if anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this manner.
• Num 11:1 : 1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD; and the LORD heard it; and His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them, and consumed those who were in the outermost parts of the camp.
• Num 16:28-30 : 28 And Moses said, Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of my own will. 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they are visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD has not sent me. 30 But if the LORD makes a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth, and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit; then you shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
• Num 16:35 : 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
• Ps 105:15 : 15 Saying, Do not touch my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
• Ps 106:18 : 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
• Dan 3:22 : 22 Therefore, because the king's command was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
• Dan 3:25 : 25 He answered and said, Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
• Dan 6:24 : 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
• Matt 21:41 : 41 They said to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will lease his vineyard to other vine dressers who will render him the fruits in their seasons.
• Matt 23:34-37 : 34 Therefore, indeed, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
• 1 Kgs 22:28 : 28 And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me. And he said, Listen, O people, every one of you.
• 2 Kgs 2:23-24 : 23 And he went up from there to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them.
• 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
• Acts 5:3-9 : 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came on all who heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wrapped him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours later, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. 8 And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much. 9 Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out. 10 Then she fell down immediately at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.
• Acts 12:19 : 19 And when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
• Heb 12:29 : 29 For our God is a consuming fire.