2 Kings 1:10
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 1:14, the third captain humbly pleads for mercy and is spared — a contrast to the earlier judgment, showing God's responsiveness to humility.
In 2 Kings 2:23, Elisha curses youths who mock him, and bears maul them — a similar divine judgment on those who dishonor God's prophet.
In 2 Kings 2:24, the bears attack the youths, directly fulfilling Elisha's curse — same pattern of prophetic judgment as Elijah's fire.
In 2 Chronicles 36:16, the chronicler describes Israel mocking prophets until wrath comes — this event exemplifies that pattern.
Hebrews 12:29 declares 'our God is a consuming fire,' the theological principle behind Elijah's action — God's holiness.
Revelation 11:5 echoes Elijah's fire: the two witnesses devour enemies with fire from their mouths — a typological fulfillment.
Luke 9:54 cites this event as disciples want to repeat it — Jesus rebukes them, contrasting old and new covenant responses.
Psalm 106:18 recounts the same event as Numbers 16:35, using it as an example of divine wrath against rebels.
Psalm 105:15 declares God's protection of his prophets — here God defends Elijah by sending fire on his attackers.
In 1 Kings 18:36-38, Elijah calls fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice — the same miracle but to prove Yahweh over Baal, not to judge.
Numbers 16:35 has fire from the LORD consuming Korah's men, directly paralleling the fire judgment in 2 Kings.
In Numbers 16:28-30, Moses calls for supernatural judgment to prove his divine commission, just as Elijah does here with fire.
Numbers 11:1 records fire from the LORD consuming complainers, showing this pattern of judgment by fire for rebellion.
Revelation 13:13 depicts a false prophet mimicking Elijah's miracle by bringing fire from heaven, but for deceptive purposes.
In 1 Kings 19:12, God is not in the fire but in a gentle whisper — a stark contrast to the fiery judgment here, revealing different aspects of God.
Jeremiah 5:14 says God makes His word a fire that consumes the people — a direct parallel to Elijah's word bringing literal fire as judgment.
Revelation 20:9 describes fire from heaven devouring Gog and Magog, echoing the same divine judgment by fire that consumes the soldiers here.
Leviticus 10:2 records fire from the Lord consuming Nadab and Abihu — another instance of divine fire as judgment, though for unauthorized worship.
In Acts 5:5, Ananias falls dead instantly for lying to God, mirroring the same sudden divine judgment that consumes the first captain here.
In Job 38:35, God questions Job's control over lightning — the same divine power Elijah commands, showing God's sovereignty over fire from heaven.
Psalm 29:7 depicts the Lord's voice flashing flames of fire — poetic parallel to the prophetic word that brought down fire here.