2 Kings 1
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2 Kings 1:2-8

2And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover from this disease. 3But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? 4Now 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.1 5And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned? 6And they said to him, There came up a man to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you, and say to 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. 7And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?2 8And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a leather belt about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

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  1. 1. 2 Kings 1:4 Thou shalt...: Heb. The bed whither thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down from it ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 1:7 What...: Heb. What was the manner of the man ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain