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2 Kings 1:9
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9 The king[a] sent a captain and his fifty soldiers[b] to retrieve Elijah.[c] The captain[d] went up to him while he was sitting on the top of a hill.[e] He told him, “Prophet,[f] the king says, ‘Come down!’”

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  1. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”
  3. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “to him.”
  4. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the captain) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 2 Kings 1:9 sn The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.
  6. 2 Kings 1:9 tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).
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