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Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

2 Kings 1:12 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 રાજાઓ ૧:૧૨
એલિયાએ તેઓને કહ્યું, “જો હું ઈશ્વરભક્ત હોઉં, તો આકાશમાંથી અગ્નિ ઊતરીને તને તથા તારા પચાસ સૈનિકોને ભસ્મ કરી નાખો.” ફરીથી આકાશમાંથી ઈશ્વરના અગ્નિએ ઊતરીને સરદારને તથા તેના બધા સૈનિકોને ભસ્મ કરી નાખ્યા.
हिन्दी2 राजाओं १:१२
एलिय्याह ने उत्तर देकर उनसे कहा, “यदि मैं परमेश्वर का भक्त हूँ तो आकाश से आग गिरकर तुझे और तेरे पचासों समेत भस्म कर डाले।” तब आकाश से परमेश्वर की आग उतरी और उसे उसके पचासों समेत भस्म कर दिया।

In context

10Elijah 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.

11Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’”

12Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

13Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty of your servants be precious in your sight.

14Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight.”

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