2 Kings 1:12

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Elijah	אֵלִיָּה֮ 'e.li.Yah	H452	Elijah · proper noun, a man's name
answered	וַיַּ֣עַן vai.Ya.'an	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man	אִ֤ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
fire	אֵשׁ֙ 'esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
down	תֵּ֤רֶד Te.red	H3381	to descend (literally · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
consume	וְתֹאכַ֥ל ve.to.Khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person feminine singular
fifty	חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ cha.mi.Shei.kha	H2572	fifty · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fire	אֵשׁ 'esh-	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · noun, common both genders singular construct
God	אֱלֹהִים֙ 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
down	וַתֵּ֤רֶד va.Te.red	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
consumed	וַתֹּ֥אכַל va.To.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
fifty	חֲמִשָּֽׁיו cha.mi.Shav	H2572	fifty · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Kings 1:9-10 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 spak…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 1:9–end

Here, I. The king issues out a warrant for the apprehending of Elijah. If the God of Ekron had told him he should die, it is probable he would have taken it quietly; but now that a prophet of the Lord tells him so, reproving him for his sin and reminding him of the God of Israel, he cannot bear it. So far is he from making any good improvement of the warning given him that he is enraged against the prophet; neither his sickness, nor the thoughts of death, made any good impressions upon him, nor possessed him with any fear of God. No external alarms will startle and soften secure sinners, but rather exasperate them. Did the king think Elijah a prophet, a true prophet? Why then durst he persec…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 1:10

let fire come down--rather, "fire shall come down." Not to avenge a personal insult of Elijah, but an insult upon God in the person of His prophet; and the punishment was inflicted, not by the prophet, but by the direct hand of God.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 1:10

And there came down fire - Some have blamed the prophet for destroying these men, by bringing down fire from heaven upon them. But they do not consider that it was no more possible for Elijah to bring down fire from heaven, than for them to do it. God alone could send the fire; and as he is just and good, he would not have destroyed these men had there not been a sufficient cause to justify the act. It was not to please Elijah, or to gratify any vindictive humor in him, that God thus acted; but to show his own power and justice. No entreaty of Elijah could have induced God to have performed an act that was wrong in itself. Elijah, personally, had no concern in the business. God led him simpl…

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John Gill on 2 Kings 1:12

And Elijah answered and said unto them,.... The same as he had to the first captain, and made the same request of fire from heaven; which accordingly came down, and destroyed this captain and his fifty also.

Dictionary and topics

Ekron — Firm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles north of Gath. It was assigned to Judah (Josh. 13:3), and afterwards to Dan (19:43), but…
Elijah — Whose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made…
Fire — (1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the…
Fire · The — The
Miracles Wrought Through Servants Of God · Elijah: Men destroyed by fire — Elijah: Men destroyed by fire

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2 Kings 1:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 1:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 1:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 1:10

John Gill on 2 Kings 1:12

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 1:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 1:9–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 1:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 1:10

John Gill on 2 Kings 1:12

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 1:11-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 1:11-13

Rashi on 2 Kings 1:2