Verse 14

For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 26:21 : 21 Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.
• 1 Sam 26:24 : 24 And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.
• 2 Kgs 1:10-11 : 10 And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men. 11 Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God, the king says, Come down quickly.
• Ps 49:8 : 8 (Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)
• Ps 72:14 : 14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
• Ps 116:15 : 15 Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.
• Prov 6:26 : 26 For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.
• Matt 16:25-26 : 25 Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him. 26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
• Acts 20:24 : 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.