So he againsentto him anothercaptainof fiftywith his fifty.And he saidto him, "O manof God,thussaysthe king,'Comedownquickly.'"
Elijahrepliedto the captainof fifty,"IfI am a manof God,let firecomedownfrom heavenand consumeyou and your fifty."Then firecamedownfrom heavenand consumedhim and his fifty.
Elijahrepliedto them, "IfI am a manof God,let firecomedownfrom heavenand consumeyou and your fifty."Then the fireof Godcamedownfrom heavenand consumedhim and his fifty.
If a rulerpaysattentionto falsehood,Allhis ministers[become] wicked.
O LORD,Your handis liftedup [yet] they do not seeit. They see[Your] zealfor the peopleand are putto shame;Indeed,firewill devourYour enemies.
As for a rogue,his weaponsare evil;He deviseswickedschemesTo destroy[the] afflictedwith slander,Even though [the] needyonespeakswhatis right.
O LORD,do not Your eyes[look] for truth?You have smittenthem, [But] they did not weaken;You have consumedthem, But they refusedto takecorrection.They have madetheir facesharderthanrock;They have refusedto repent.
But on the nextdayallthe congregationof the sonsof IsraelgrumbledagainstMosesand Aaron,saying,"You are the ones who have causedthe deathof the LORD'Speople."
Thenwhen Herodsawthat he had been trickedby the magi,he became veryenraged,and sentand slewallthe male childrenwho were in Bethlehemand allits vicinity,from two years oldand under,accordingto the timewhichhe had determinedfrom the magi.
"Watch,ifit goesup by the wayof its own territoryto Beth-shemesh,then He has doneus thisgreatevil.But ifnot, then we will knowthat it was not His handthat struckus; it happenedto us by chance."
