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2 Kings 1


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After the death of Ahab , Moab rebelled against Israel.

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Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room - in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them : ... “ Go inquire vvv of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron , whether I will recover from this injury. ”

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But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite , ... “ Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them , ... [[Lexicon/H1001-1100#H1097|‘ (Is (it) because)] (there is) no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire vvv of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron ? ’

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Therefore this is what the LORD says : ‘ You will not get up from ... the bed on which you are lying. ... You will surely die .... ’” So Elijah departed.

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When the messengers returned to the king , he asked them , ... “ Why ... have you returned ? ”

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They replied , “ A man came up to meet us and said - , ‘ Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says : Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire vvv of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron ? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying .... - - You will surely die .... ’”

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The king asked them , ... “ What sort of man - came up to meet you and spoke these words to you ? ” -

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“ (He was) a hairy man , ” ... they answered , “... with a leather ... belt around his waist. ” “ It (was) Elijah the Tishbite , ” said (the king).

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Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain vvv with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to (Elijah) , ... who was sitting on top of a hill , and said to him , “ Man of God , the king declares , ‘ Come down ! ’”

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Elijah ... answered ... the captain ... , “ If I am a man of God , may fire come down from heaven and consume you and (your) fifty (men). ” And fire came down from heaven and consumed (the captain) and (his) fifty men.

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- So the king sent to Elijah another captain ... (with his) fifty (men). And (the captain) said to (Elijah) , “ Man of God , - the king declares , ‘ Come down at once ! ’”

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Again Elijah ... ... replied , “ If I am a man of God , may fire come down from heaven and consume you and (your) fifty (men). ” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed (the captain) and (his) fifty men.

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So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain - went up , ... fell on his knees before Elijah , and begged him ... ... ... , “ Man of God , may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.

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Behold , fire has come down from heaven and consumed - the first - two captains of fifty , with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight. ”

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Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah , “ Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him. ” So (Elijah) got up and went down with him to the king.

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And Elijah said to King Ahaziah , “ This is what the LORD says : Is there really no ... God in Israel for you to inquire of His word ? Is that why - you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron ? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying .... - - You will surely die .... ”

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So (Ahaziah) died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son , Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.

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As for the rest of the Acts - of Ahaziah , along with his accomplishments ... , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles - ... of the Kings of Israel ?