2 Kings 1
1. Then Moab rebelled * against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2. And Ahaziah fell down * through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick * : and he sent * messengers, and said * unto them, Go * , enquire * of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover * of this disease.
3. But the angel of the LORD said * to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise * , go up * to meet * the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say * unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go * to enquire * of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
4. Now 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 * .
5. And when the messengers turned back * unto him, he said * unto them, Why are ye now turned back * ?
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 Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down * from that bed on which thou art gone up * , but shalt surely * die * .
7. And he said * unto them, What manner of man was he which came up * to meet * you, and told * you these words?
8. And they answered * him, He was an hairy man, and girt * with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said * , It is Elijah the Tishbite.
9. Then the king sent * unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up * to him: and, behold, he sat * on the top of an hill. And he spake * unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said * , Come down * .
10. And Elijah answered * and said * to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down * from heaven, and consume * thee and thy fifty. And there came down * fire from heaven, and consumed * him and his fifty.
11. Again * also he sent * unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered * and said * unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said * , Come down * quickly.
12. And Elijah answered * and said * unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down * from heaven, and consume * thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down * from heaven, and consumed * him and his fifty.
13. And he sent * again * a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up * , and came * and fell * on his knees before Elijah, and besought * him, and said * unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious * in thy sight.
14. Behold, there came * fire down * from heaven, and burnt up * the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious * in thy sight.
15. And the angel of the LORD said * unto Elijah, Go down * with him: be not afraid * of him. And he arose * , and went down * with him unto the king.
16. And he said * unto him, Thus saith * the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent * messengers to enquire * of Baalzebub 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 * .
17. So he died * according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken * . And Jehoram reigned * in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
18. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did * , are they not written * in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
