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And again he sent the captain of a 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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Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "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 of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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American Standard Version And again he sent the captain of a 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.
King James Bible And again he sent the again a captain of a 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.
Hebrew Greek English And So he again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And When the third captain of fifty went up, and he came and fell bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, begged him and said unto to him, O "O man of God, I pray thee, please let my life, life and the life lives of these fifty thy servants, servants of yours be precious in thy your sight.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And So he again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And When the third captain of fifty went up, and he came and fell bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, begged him and said unto to him, O "O man of God, I pray thee, please let my life, life and the life lives of these fifty thy servants, servants of yours be precious in thy your sight.