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Ahaziah’s Messengers Meet Elijah

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Now Moab^H4124 broke^H6586 with^H6586 Israel^H3478 after^H310 the death^H4194 of Ahab^H256.

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2Ki 1:2 - And Ahaziah^H274 fell^H5307 through^H1157 the window lattice^H7639 in his upper^H5944 chamber^H5944 which^H834 was in Samaria^H8111, and became^H2470 ill^H2470. So he sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 and said^H559 to them, “Go^H1980, inquire^H1875 of Baal-zebub^H1176, the god^H430 of Ekron^H6138, whether^H518 I will recover^H2421 from this^H2088 sickness^H2483.”

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2Ki 1:3 - But the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H1696 to Elijah^H452 the Tishbite^H8664, “Arise^H6965, go^H5927 up^H5927 to meet^H7122 the messengers^H4397 of the king^H4428 of Samaria^H8111 and say^H1696 to them, ‘Is it because^H4480^H1097 there^H369 is^H369 no^H369 God^H430 in Israel^H3478 that you are going^H1980 to inquire^H1875 of Baal-zebub^H1176, the god^H430 of Ekron^H6138?’

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2Ki 1:4 - “Now therefore^H3651, this^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the LORD^H3068 says^H559: ‘[fn]You will not get^H3381 down^H3381 from the bed^H4296 upon which^H834 you have lain^H5927, but you shall certainly^H4191 die^H4191.’” Then Elijah^H452 departed^H1980.

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When the messengers^H4397 returned^H7725 to [fn]Ahaziah, he said^H559 to them, “[fn]Why^H4100 have you returned^H7725?”

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2Ki 1:6 - They said^H559 to him, “A man^H376 came^H5927 up^H5927 to meet^H7122 us and said^H559 to us, ‘Go^H1980, return^H7725 to the king^H4428 who^H834 sent^H7971 you and say^H1696 to him, “This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the LORD^H3068 says^H559: ‘Is it because^H4480^H1097 there^H369 is^H369 no^H369 God^H430 in Israel^H3478 that you are sending^H7971 messengers to inquire^H1875 of Baal-zebub^H1176, the god^H430 of Ekron^H6138? Therefore^H3651 [fn]you will not get^H3381 down^H3381 from the bed^H4296 upon which^H834 you have lain^H5927, but you shall certainly^H4191 die^H4191.’”’”

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2Ki 1:7 - Then he said^H1696 to them, “What^H4100 [fn]did the man^H376 look^H4941 like^H4941, who^H834 came^H5927 up^H5927 to meet^H7122 you and spoke^H1696 these^H428 words^H1697 to you?”

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2Ki 1:8 - And they said to him, “He was a hairy^H1167^H8181 man^H376 with a leather^H5785 [fn]belt^H232 worn^H247 around his waist^H4975.” And he said^H559, “It is Elijah^H452 the Tishbite^H8664.”

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Then the king sent^H7971 to him a captain^H8269 of fifty^H2572 with his fifty^H2572 men. And he went^H5927 up^H5927 to him, and behold^H2009, he was sitting^H3427 on the top^H7218 of the hill^H2022. And he said^H1696 to him, “You man^H376 of God^H430, the king^H4428 says^H1696, ‘Come^H3381 down^H3381.’”

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2Ki 1:10 - But Elijah^H452 replied^H6030 to the captain^H8269 of fifty^H2572, “If^H518 I am a man^H376 of God^H430, may fire^H784 come^H3381 down^H3381 from heaven^H8064 and consume^H398 you and your fifty^H2572.” Then fire^H784 came^H3381 down^H3381 from heaven^H8064 and consumed^H398 him and his fifty^H2572 men.

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So the king again^H7725 sent^H7971 to him another^H312 captain^H8269 of fifty^H2572 with his fifty^H2572 men. And he said^H1696 to him, “You man^H376 of God^H430, this^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the king^H4428 says^H559: ‘Come^H3381 down^H3381 quickly^H4120!’”

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2Ki 1:12 - But Elijah^H452 replied^H6030 to them, “If^H518 I am a man^H376 of God^H430, may fire^H784 come^H3381 down^H3381 from heaven^H8064 and consume^H398 you and your fifty^H2572.” Then the fire^H784 of God^H430 came^H3381 down^H3381 from heaven^H8064 and consumed^H398 him and his fifty^H2572 men.

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So the king again^H7725 sent^H7971 the captain^H8269 of a third^H7992 fifty^H2572 with his fifty^H2572 men. When the third^H7992 captain^H8269 of fifty^H2572 went^H5927 up^H5927, he came^H935 and bowed^H3766 down^H3766 on his knees^H1290 before^H5048 Elijah^H452, and begged^H2603 him and said^H1696 to him, “You man^H376 of God^H430, please^H4994 let my life^H5315 and the lives^H5315 of these^H428 fifty^H2572 servants^H5650 of yours be^H3365 precious^H3365 in your sight^H5869.

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2Ki 1:14 - “Behold^H2009, fire^H784 came^H3381 down^H3381 from heaven^H8064 and consumed^H398 the first^H7223 two^H8147 captains^H8269 of fifty^H2572 with their fifties^H2572; but now^H6258 let my [fn]life^H5315 be^H3365 precious^H3365 in your sight^H5869.”

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2Ki 1:15 - And the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H1696 to Elijah^H452, “Go^H3381 down^H3381 with him; do not be^H3372 afraid^H3372 of him.” So he got^H6965 up^H6965 and went^H3381 down^H3381 with him to the king^H4428.

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2Ki 1:16 - Then he said^H1696 to him, “This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the LORD^H3068 says^H559: ‘Since^H3282^H834 you have sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 to inquire^H1875 of Baal-zebub^H1176, the god^H430 of Ekron^H6138—is it because^H4480^H1097 there^H369 is^H369 no^H369 God^H430 in Israel^H3478 to inquire^H1875 of His word^H1697? Therefore^H3651 [fn]you will not get^H3381 down^H3381 from the bed^H4296 upon which^H834 you have lain^H5927, but you shall certainly^H4191 die^H4191.’”

Jehoram Reigns over Israel

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So Ahaziah died^H4191 in accordance with the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 which^H834 Elijah^H452 had spoken^H1696. And since^H3588 he had^H1961 no^H3808 son^H1121, Jehoram^H3088 became^H4427 king^H4427 in^H8478 his place^H8478 in the second^H8147 year^H8141 of Jehoram^H3088 the son^H1121 of Jehoshaphat^H3092, king^H4428 of Judah^H3063.

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2Ki 1:18 - Now as for the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Ahaziah^H274 which^H834 he did^H6213, are they not written^H3789 in the Book^H5612 of the Chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the Kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478?

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(1:4)

Lit The bed where you went up, you will not come down from it

(1:5)

Lit him

(1:5)

Lit What is this that you have returned?

(1:6)

See note v 4

(1:7)

Lit was the appearance of

(1:8)

Lit loincloth

(1:14)

Lit soul

(1:16)

See note v 4

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