Verse 9

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.

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!’

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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."'

• biblecontext

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• 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!

• 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 And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore he sent horses, and chariots, and a great army there: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
• Amos 7:12 : 12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
• Matt 14:3 : 3 For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
• Matt 26:68 : 68 Saying, Prophesy to us, you Christ, Who is he that struck you?
• Matt 27:29 : 29 And when they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed the knee before him and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
• Matt 27:41-43 : 41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
• Mark 15:29 : 29 And those who passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, you who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
• Mark 15:32 : 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And those crucified with him reviled him.
• Luke 6:11-12 : 11 And they were filled with madness; and talked among themselves what they might do to Jesus. 12 And it happened in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
• Heb 11:36 : 36 Still others had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment.
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
• 1 Kgs 18:10 : 10 As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not there; he made the kingdom and nation swear that they did not find you.
• 1 Kgs 18:42 : 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
• 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
• 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
• 1 Kgs 22:26-27 : 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 27 And say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.