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2 Kings 1:13

2 Kings 1:13
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

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Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Kings 1:9-18

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a captain of the[R.V. a] third fifty The LXX. omits the number -third", and the grammar in the Hebrew is not quite regular.

came and fell on his knees He utters no command, but as a suppliant…