A captain of the third fifty. — Literally, a captain of a third fifty. But 2 Kings 1:11, “another captain of fifty,” and the phrase which follows here, “the third captain of fifty,” indicate the right reading, “a third captain of fifty.” (So LXX. and Vulg.)
Fell. — Margin. (Comp. Isaiah 46:1, “Bel boweth down.”)
Besought him. — Begged favour, grace, or compossion of him (Genesis 42:21; Hosea 12:5).
These fifty thy servants. — Or, these thy servants, fifty (men), laying stress on the number of lives.
Be precious in thy sight. — Comp. Psalms 72:14; 1 Samuel 26:21.