2 Kings commander
Third Captain of Fifty
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also: Third Captain of Fifty, third ruler of the fifty
A 2 Kings commander who knelt before Elijah and pleaded for the lives of himself and his fifty servants.
Third Captain of Fifty is the 2 Kings commander who came before Elijah with his fifty, bowed on his knees, and pleaded that their lives be precious in Elijah’s eyes (2 Kings 1:13). Also written “third ruler of the fifty,” he is named in at least 1 verse, in 2 Kings alone.
The passage records his appeal to Elijah for his own life and for the lives of the fifty servants with him (2 Kings 1:13).
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2 Kings 1:13
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