2 Kings 1:10 (WEB)
Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
Fathers and councils · 3
Catena Aurea on Luke
- Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
“(2 Kings 1:10, 12.)” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“Hence it is that Elijah inflicted death on many, both with his own hand and by calling down fire from heaven; as was done also without rashness by many other great and godlike men, in the same spirit of concern for the good of humanity.” — editor's note: 2 Kings i. 10.
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Tertullian
“The Creator, at the request of Elias, inflicts the blow of fire from heaven in the case of that false prophet (of Baalzebub).” — editor's note: 2 Kings i. 9–12.
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Cross-references · 8
Parallel passages
2 Kings 1:10 and Daniel 4:13 share the same wording (9 words).
2 Kings 1:10 and Daniel 4:23 share the same wording (10 words).
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Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 9:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 9:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 9:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 9:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 9:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 9:51–56 (2) (Catena Aurea).