2 Kings 1:9-15 Then he sent an officer with fifty men to get Elijah. The officer found him sitting on a hill and said to him: »Man of God, the king orders you to come down.«

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ Then he sent an officer with fifty men to get Elijah. The officer found him sitting on a hill and said to him: »Man of God, the king orders you to come down.« ¹⁰ »If I am a man of God,« Elijah answered: »Let fire come down from heaven and kill you and your men!« At once fire came down and killed the officer and his men. ¹¹ The king sent another officer with fifty men, who went up and said to Elijah: »Man of God, the king orders you to come down at once!« ¹² »Since I am a man of God,« Elijah answered: »let fire come down from heaven and kill you and your men!« At once the fire of God came down and killed the officer and his men. ¹³ Once more the king sent an officer with fifty men. He went up the hill, fell on his knees in front of Elijah, and pleaded: »Man of God, be merciful to my men and me. Spare our lives! ¹⁴ »The other officers and their men were killed by fire from heaven. Please, please be merciful to me!« ¹⁵ The angel of Jehovah (YHWH) said to Elijah: »Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.« So Elijah went with the officer to the king.