2 Kings 1:14

New American Bible - revised edition

Already fire has come down from heaven, consuming the first two captains with their companies of fifty men. But now, let my life count for something in your sight!”

Cross References

2 Kings 1:13

The king sent a third captain with his company of fifty men. When the third captain had climbed the hill, he fell to his knees before Elijah, pleading with him. He said, “Man of God, let my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants, count for something in your sight!

2 Kings 1:15

Then the messenger of the Lord said to Elijah: Go down with him; you need not be afraid of him. So Elijah left and went down with him to the king.

Psalm 116:15

Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his devoted.

Psalm 49:8

No man can ransom even a brother, or pay to God his own ransom.

Psalm 72:14

From extortion and violence he redeems them, for precious is their blood in his sight.

Proverbs 6:26

For the price of a harlot may be scarcely a loaf of bread, But a married woman is a trap for your precious life.

Acts 20:24

Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the gospel of God’s grace.

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul said: “I have done wrong. Come back, David, my son! I will not harm you again, because you considered my life precious today even though I have been a fool and have made a serious mistake.”

1 Samuel 26:24

Just as I regarded your life as precious today, so may the Lord regard my life as precious and deliver me from all dangers.”