2Ki 1:9 | NETfull | STEP | The king sent a captain and his fifty 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 ^{▼▼ Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} sent a captain and his fifty soldiers ^{▼▼ Heb “officer of fifty and his fifty.”} to retrieve Elijah. ^{▼▼ Heb “to him.”} The captain ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ The prophet Elijah’s position on the top of the hill symbolizes his superiority to the king and his messengers.} He told him, “Prophet, ^{▼▼ Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 10, 11, 12, 13).} the king says, ‘Come down!’”