2 Kings 1:6
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 Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 1 connects to 7 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 …
Other Translations
And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
And they say unto him, `A man hath come up to meet us, and saith unto us, Go, turn back unto the king who sent you, and ye have said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, Is it because there is not a God in Israel--thou art sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron? therefore, the bed whither thou hast gone up, thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die.'
And they said to him, On our way we had a meeting with a man who said, Go back to the king who sent you and say to him, The Lord says, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? For this reason, you will not come down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.
Cross References
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he …
Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, …
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which …
And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor …
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, …
Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or …