Footnotes

1. 2 Kings 1:10 tn Heb “answered and said to the officer of fifty.”
2. 2 Kings 1:10 tn Wordplay contributes to the irony here. The king tells Elijah to “come down” (Hebrew יָרַד, yarad), but Elijah calls fire down (יָרַד) on the arrogant king’s officer.