2Ki 1:3 | NET2full | STEP | But the angel of the Lord told Elijah the Tishbite , “ Get up ; go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria . Say this to them: ‘You must think there is no God in Israel ! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron .

‏ 2 Kings 1:3

3 But the angel of the Lord told Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up; go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria. Say this to them: ‘You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Is it because there is no God in Israel [that] you are going to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?” The translation seeks to bring out the sarcastic tone of the rhetorical question.}