Bible, King James Version
2_Kings
2Kgs.1
[1] Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of
Ahab.
[2] And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper
chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent
messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god
of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
[3] But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite,
Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and
say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel,
that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
[4] Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come
down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely
die. And Elijah departed.
[5] And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said
unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
[6] And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet
us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you,
and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is
not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub
the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that
bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
[7] And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which
came up to meet you, and told you these words?
[8] And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt
with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is
Elijah the Tishbite.
[9] Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with
his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top
of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath
said, Come down.
[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.
[11] Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty
with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God,
thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
[12] And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man
of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy
fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed
him and his fifty.
[13] And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with
his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and
fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto
him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of
these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
[14] Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt
up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties:
therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
[15] And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down
with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with
him unto the king.
[16] And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch
as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of
Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of
his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on
which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
[17] So he died according to the word of the LORD which
Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second
year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he
had no son.
[18] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel?
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