Then Moab rebelled
against Israel
after
the death
of Ahab
.
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
, enquire
of Baalzebub
the god
of Ekron
whether I shall recover
of this disease
.
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 enquire
of Baalzebub
the god
of Ekron
?
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
.
And when the messengers turned back
unto him, he said
unto them, Why are ye now
turned back
?
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 enquire
of Baalzebub
the god
of Ekron
? therefore thou shalt not come down
from that bed
on which thou art gone up
, but shalt surely
die
.
And he said unto them, What manner
of man
was he which came up
to meet
you, and told
you these words
?
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
And he said unto him, Thus saith
the LORD
, Forasmuch as thou hast sent
messengers
to enquire
of Baalzebub
the god
of Ekron
, is it not because there is no God
in Israel
to enquire
of his word
? therefore thou shalt not come down
off that bed
on which thou art gone up
, but shalt surely
die
.
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
.
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
?