And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty [men]. And he went up to him; and behold, Elijah sat on the top of a mountain. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called you, come down.

And the king sent a second time to him another captain of fifty, and his fifty. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, thus says the king, Come down quickly.

And the king sent yet again a captain and his fifty. And the third captain of fifty came, and knelt on his knees before Elijah, and entreated him, and spoke to him and said, O man of God, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your eyes.

And the Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, and said, Go down with him, be not afraid of them. And Elijah rose up, and went down with him to the king.

When evildoers drew near against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and my enemies, they fainted and fell.

Let those that seek my soul, to destroy it, be ashamed and confounded together; let those that wish me evil be turned backward and put to shame.

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek my soul; let them be turned backward and put to shame, [those] that wish me evil.

Let them that say to me, Aha, aha, be turned back and put to shame immediately.

Let all that hate Zion be put to shame and turned back.

And when they saw this, James and John His disciples said, "Lord, do You wish [that] we should call down fire from heaven and consume them, as Elijah did?"

For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save [them]." And they went to another village.

Now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

by extending Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may occur through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus."