2 Kings 1:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁴ Already fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains with their companies, but this time let my life be precious to you.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Behold, fire came down from heaven and burned up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties. Therefore let my life now be precious in your sight.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Look, fire came from the sky and burned up the two earlier commanders and their troops of fifty soldiers. Please have regard for my life.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Behold, fire from heaven descended and devoured the two previous leaders of fifty and the fifties who were with them. But now I beg you to take pity on my life."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ Behold, fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two first captains of fifty men, and the fifties that were with them: but now I beseech thee to spare my life.

2 Kings 1:14 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 1:13

Then the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, ‘Man of God,  please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious to you.

2 Kings 1:15

The angel of the Lord   said to Elijah, ‘Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.’  So he got up and went down with him to the king.

Proverbs 6:26

For a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man  goes after a precious life.

Acts 20:24

But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course  and the ministry  I received from the Lord Jesus,  to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

1 Samuel 26:21

Saul responded, ‘I have sinned.  Come back, my son David, I will never harm you again because today you considered my life precious. I have been a fool! I’ve committed a grave error.’

1 Samuel 26:24

Just as I considered your life valuable today, so may the Lord consider my life valuable  and rescue me from all trouble.’