New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 1:1-8
1Now 1Moab broke with Israel after the death of Ahab. 2And Ahaziah fell through the window lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, 2inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, 3whether I will recover from this sickness.” 3But the angel of the Lord said to 4Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of 5Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ 4Now therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘67You will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.’” Then Elijah departed.
5When the messengers returned to 8Ahaziah, he said to them, “9Why have you returned?” 6They said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and say to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers 10to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore 11you will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.’”’” 7Then he said to them, “What 12did the man look like, who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” 8And they said to him, “13He was a hairy man with a leather 14belt worn around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 1:1 2 Sam 8:2; 2 Kin 3:5 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 1:2 2 Kin 1:3, 6, 16; Matt 10:25; Mark 3:22 ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 1:2 2 Kin 8:7-10 ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 1:3 1 Kin 17:1; 21:17 ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 1:3 2 Kin 1:2 ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 1:4 Lit The bed where you went up, you will not come down from it ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 1:4 2 Kin 1:6, 16 ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 1:5 Lit him ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 1:5 Lit What is this that you have returned? ↩
- 10. 2 Kings 1:6 2 Kin 1:2 ↩
- 11. 2 Kings 1:6 See note v 4 ↩
- 12. 2 Kings 1:7 Lit was the appearance of ↩
- 13. 2 Kings 1:8 Zech 13:4; Matt 3:4; Mark 1:6 ↩
- 14. 2 Kings 1:8 Lit loincloth ↩
Commentaries on 2 Kings 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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