2Ki 1:9 | NET2full | STEP | The king sent a captain and his 50 soldiers to retrieve Elijah. The captain went up to him while he was sitting on the top of a hill . He told him, “ Prophet , the king says , ‘ Come down !’”

‏ 2 Kings 1:9

9 The king ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} sent a captain and his 50 soldiers ^{▼▼tn Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”} to retrieve Elijah. ^{▼▼tn Heb “to him.”} The captain ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (the captain) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} went up to him while he was sitting on the top of a hill. ^{▼▼sn The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.} He told him, “Prophet, ^{▼▼tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).} the king says, ‘Come down!’”