2 Kings 1:16

KJV

And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal–zebub 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.

— 2 Kings 1:16, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. Ahaziah king of Israel, injured in a fall, sends messengers to consult Baal-zebub the god of Ekron; Elijah intercepts them with a message of death. Ahaziah sends three companies of fifty soldiers to bring Elijah; fire from heaven consumes the …

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Other Translations

ASV

And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

YLT

and speaketh unto him, `Thus said Jehovah, Because that thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron--is it because there is not a God in Israel to inquire of His word? therefore, the bed whither thou hast gone up--thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die.'

BBE

And he said to him, This is the word of the Lord: Because you sent men to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, for this reason you will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.

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