2Ki 1:13-16 | ESV | STEP | Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty . And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah and entreated him, O man of God , please let my life , and the life of these fifty servants of yours, be precious in your sight .

b[See ver. 2 above]

2 Kings 1:13-16

13 Again the king sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah and entreated him, “O man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty servants of yours, ^abe precious in your sight. 14 Behold, fire came down from heaven and consumed the two former captains of fifty men with their fifties, but now let my life be precious in your sight.” 15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king 16 and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of ^bBaal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?—therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’”