2 Kings 1:11

11 So he {again sent}^[a] another commander of fifty and his fifty [men]. He answered and said to him, "[O] man of God, thus says the king, 'Come down quickly!'"

2 Kings 1:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 1:11

Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his
fifty
The king, not being at all terrified with the awful judgment upon the former, sends another: and he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king
said, come down quickly;
he flouts the prophet in the same manner as the former, and in the king's name commands him to come down, and that immediately; which the king added to his orders, or he himself, signifying he would not be trifled with, if he did not come down directly, he would force him.

2 Kings 1:11 In-Context

9 So {Ahaziah} sent to him the commander of fifty with his fifty [men], and he went up to him while he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, "[O] man of God, the king says, 'Come down.'"

10 Then Elijah answered and said to the commander of the fifty, "If I [am] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty!" Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

11 So he {again sent} another commander of fifty and his fifty [men]. He answered and said to him, "[O] man of God, thus says the king, 'Come down quickly!'"

12 Then Elijah answered and said to them, "If I [am] a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty!" Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

13 So he {again sent} a third [time] a commander of fifty and his fifty, and the commander of the third fifty went up and came and knelt down on his knees before Elijah and entreated him. He said to him, "[O] man of God, please let my life and the lives of your servants, these fifty, be precious in your eyes.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "returned and sent"