Verse List for 2 KI 1:9

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OET (OET-RV) So he sent a captain with his fifty soldiers to look for Eliyah and they found him sitting on the top of a hill. The captain called out, “Man of God, the king wants to see you.”

OET-LV And_he _sent to_him/it a _commander _of a _fifty and_his _fifty _of_men and_he/it _ascended to_him/it and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE he_was_sitting on the _top _of the _hill and_he/it _spoke to_him/it Oh _man _of the_ʼElohīm the_king he _has _spoken come_down.

ULT And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the head of a hill. And he said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’ ”

UST Then the king sent an officer with his fifty soldiers to seize Elijah. They went to look for him and found him sitting on the top of a hill. The officer shouted up to him, “You prophet, the king commands you to come down here so that we can bring you to him!”

BSB & MSB Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to [Elijah], who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’ ”

OEB No OEB 2 KI book available

WEBBE & WMBB Then the king sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold,[fn] he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ ”

NET 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!’ ”

LSV And he sends to him a head of fifty and his fifty, and he goes up to him (and behold, he is sitting on the top of the hill), and he speaks to him, “O man of God, the king has spoken, Come down.”

FBV Then the king sent an army captain with fifty men to Elijah. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and told him, “Man of God, the king orders you, ‘Come down!’ ”

T4T Then the king sent an officer with 50 soldiers to seize Elijah. They found Elijah sitting on the top of a hill. The officer called out to him, “Prophet, the king commands that you come down here!”

LEB So _⌊Ahaziah_⌋[fn] sent to him the commander of fifty with his fifty men, and he went up to him while he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “O man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’ ”

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff 2 KI book available

JPS 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 the hill. And he spoke unto him: 'O man of God, the king hath said: Come down.'

ASV 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.

DRA And he sent to him a captain of fifty, and the fifty men that were under him. And he went up to him, and as he was sitting on the top of a hill, said to him: Man of God, the king hath commanded that thou come down.

YLT 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.'

Drby And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of the mount. And he spoke to him: Man of [fn]God, the king says, Come down!

RV 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 the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
(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 the hill. And he spake unto him, Oh man of God, the king hath/has said, Come down.)

SLT And he will send to him a chief of fifty and his fifty. And he will go Up to him; and behold, he sat upon the head of the mountain. And he will speak to him. Thou man of God, the king spake, Come down.

Wbstr 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, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

KJB-1769 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.
(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/You man of God, the king hath/has said, Come down.)

KJB-1611 Then the King sent vnto him a captaine of fiftie, with his fiftie: and he went vp to him, (and behold, he sate on the top of an hill) and hee spake vnto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come downe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps 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.
(Then the king sent unto him a captain over fifty, with his fifty men: which came to him (and behold he sat on the top of an hill) And he spake unto him, Thou/You man of God, the king hath/has said: come down.)

Gnva 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.
(Therefore the King sent unto him a captain over fifty with his fifty men, who went up unto him: for behold, he sat on the top of a mountain, and he said unto him, Oh man of God, the King hath/has commanded that thou/you come down.)

Cvdl 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
(And he sent unto him a captain over fiftye, with the same fifty. And when he came unto him, behold, he sat above upon the mout. He said unto him: Thou/You man of God, the king saith/says: Thou/You shalt/shall come down)

Wycl And he sente to Elie a prince of fifti, and fifti men that weren vndur hym. Which prince stiede to hym, and seide to hym, sittynge in the cop of the hil, Man of God, the kyng comaundith, that thou come doun.
(And he sent to Elye/Elijah a prince of fifti, and fifty men that were under him. Which prince stayed to him, and said to him, sitting in the cop of the hill, Man of God, the king commandeth/commands, that thou/you come down.)

Luth Und er sandte hin zu ihm einen Hauptmann über fünfzig samt denselben Fünfzigen. Und da der zu ihm hinaufkam, siehe, da saß er oben auf dem Berge. Er aber sprach zu ihm: Du Mann Gottes, der König sagt: Du sollst herabkommen.
(And he sent there/therefore to/for him a captain/leader above fifty together_with the_same Fivezigen. And there the/of_the to/for him came_up, see/look, there sat he above/overhead on/in/to to_him mountains/hills. He but spoke to/for him: You(sg) man God’s, the/of_the king says: You(sg) should come_down.)

ClVg Misitque ad eum quinquagenarium principem, et quinquaginta qui erant sub eo. Qui ascendit ad eum: sedentique in vertice montis, ait: Homo Dei, rex præcepit ut descendas.[fn]
(Misitque to him fiftyrium prince, and fifty who/which they_were under by_him. Who went_up to him: sedentique in/into/on top mountain, he_said: Man of_God, king ordered as descendas.)

UHB וַ⁠יִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛י⁠ו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַ⁠חֲמִשָּׁ֑י⁠ו וַ⁠יַּ֣עַל אֵלָ֗י⁠ו וְ⁠הִנֵּה֙ יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָ⁠הָ֔ר וַ⁠יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔י⁠ו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִ֔ים הַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ דִּבֶּ֖ר רֵֽדָ⁠ה׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτὸν πεντηκόνταρχον καὶ τοὺς πεντήκοντα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνέβη πρὸς αὐτόν· καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἠλιοὺ ἐκάθητο ἐπὶ τῆς κορυφῆς τοῦ ὄρους· καὶ ἐλάλησεν ὁ πεντηκόνταρχος πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ εἶπεν, ἄνθρωπε τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐκάλεσέ σε, κατάβηθι.

BrTr And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty; and he went up to him: and, behold, Eliu sat on the top of a mountain. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called thee, come down.

Verse List for 2 KI 1:9

Verse List for 2 KI 1:9