2Ki 1 | ABEn | STEP | And Moab annulled allegiance with Israel after the dying of Ahab.

2 Kings 1

CHAPTER 1 The Death of Ahaziah

1 And Moab annulled allegiance with Israel after the dying of Ahab. 2 And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper room, in Samaria, and was infirm. And he sent for messengers, and he said to them, Go and ask of Baal the fly god of Ekron if I shall live through [³infirmity ²my ¹this]! And they went to ask. 3 And an angel of the lord spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Rise up, go to meet the messengers of Ahaziah king of Samaria! and say to them, Is it on account of the not being a God in Israel you go to ask of Baal the fly god of Ekron? 4 On account of this thus says the lord, The bed upon which you ascended upon it, you shall not go from it, for to death you shall die. And Elijah went, and spoke to them. 5 And [³returned ¹the ²messengers] to him. And he said to them, Why is it that you have returned? 6 And they said to him, A man ascended to meet us, and he said to us, Go, return to the king, the one sending you, and say to him! Thus says the lord, Is it because there is no God in Israel you go to seek anxiously by Baal the fly god of Ekron? On account of this, the bed upon which you ascended upon it, you shall not go from it, for to death you shall die. 7 And [³said ⁴to them ¹the ²king], What was the distinguishing mark of the man ascending to meet you, and speaking to you these words? 8 And they said to him, [²man ¹He was a hairy], and a belt made of skin was girded upon his loin. And he said, [²Elijah ³the ⁴Tishbite ¹This is].

Elijah Sends Fire

9 And he sent to him a commander of fifty, and his fifty. And he ascended to him. And he sat upon the top of the mountain. And [³spoke ¹the ²commander of fifty] to him, O man of God, the king calls you, come down! 10 And Elijah answered and said to the commander of fifty, And if [²a man ³of God ¹I am], [²shall come down ¹fire] from heaven and shall devour you and your fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and devoured him and his fifty. 11 And [³proceeded ¹the ²king], and he sent to him another commander of fifty, and his fifty. And [³ascended ¹the ²commander of fifty] and spoke to him, and said, O man of God, thus says the king, Quickly come down! 12 And Elijah answered and said to him, If [²a man ³of God ¹I am], [²shall come down ¹fire] from heaven, and shall devour you and your fifty. And there came down fire from heaven and devoured him and his fifty. 13 And [³proceeded ¹the ²king] again to send [²commander of fifty ¹a third] and his fifty. And [⁴came ¹the ³commander of fifty ²third], and he bent upon his knees in front of Elijah, and beseeched him, and spoke to him, and said, O man of God, value indeed my life, and the lives of your servants -- these fifty, in your eyes! 14 Behold, there came down fire from the heaven, and devoured the [²two ³commanders of fifties ¹first] and their fifties. And now value indeed the life of your servants in your eyes! 15 And [³said ¹the angel ²of the lord] to Elijah, Go down with him, you should not fear from their presence. And Elijah rose up and went down with them to the king. 16 And he said to him, Thus says the lord, Because you sent messengers to ask to Baal the fly god of Ekron, as if there was not a God in Israel to ask the word of him, on account of this the bed upon which you ascended upon it, you shall not go down from it, for in death you shall die.

Jehoram Reigns over Israel

17 And he died according to the saying of the lord which Elijah spoke. And [⁵reigned ¹Jehoram ²the ³brother ⁴of Ahaziah] instead of him, (for there was no son to him) in the [²year ¹second] of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. 18 And the rest of the words of Ahaziah, as many things as he did, behold are not these written in the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?