When His disciplesJamesand Johnsaw[this], they said,"Lord,do You wantus to commandfireto come downfrom heavenand consumethem?"
Then Abishaithe sonof Zeruiahsaidto the king,"Whyshould thisdeaddogcursemy lordthe king?Let me goovernowand cutoffhis head."
So the kingcalledthe Gibeonitesand spoketo them (now the Gibeoniteswere not of the sonsof Israelbut of the remnantof the Amorites,and the sonsof Israelmadea covenantwith them, but Saulhad soughtto killthem in his zealfor the sonsof Israeland Judah).
Then [the king] sentto him a captainof fiftywith his fifty.And he wentup to him, and behold,he was sittingon the topof the hill.And he saidto him, "O manof God,the kingsays,'Comedown.'"
He said,"Comewith me and seemy zealfor the LORD."So he made him ridein his chariot.
But Jehuwas not carefulto walkin the lawof the LORD,the Godof Israel,with allhis heart;he did not departfrom the sinsof Jeroboam,whichhe made Israelsin.
A timeto killand a timeto heal;A timeto teardownand a timeto buildup.
and James,the [son] of Zebedee,and Johnthe brotherof James(to them He gavethe nameBoanerges,whichmeans,"Sonsof Thunder");
But He turnedand rebukedthem, [and said,"You do not knowwhat kindof spirityou are of;
He performsgreatsigns,sothat he evenmakesfirecome downout of heavento the earthin the presenceof men.
[I saw] oneof his headsas ifit had been slain,and his fatalwoundwas healed.And the wholeearthwas amazed[and followed] afterthe beast;