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2 Kings 1 (WEBP)

[1] Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
[2] Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness.”
[3] But Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?
[4] Now therefore Yahweh says, “You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.” ’ ” Then Elijah departed.
[5] The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?”
[6] They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “Yahweh says, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’ ” ’ ”
[7] He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?”
[8] They answered him, “He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It’s Elijah the Tishbite.”
[9] Then the king sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ ”
[10] Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
[11] Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’ ”
[12] Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
[13] Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty of your servants be precious in your sight.
[14] Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight.”
[15] Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” Then he arose and went down with him to the king.
[16] He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have 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 you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’ ”
[17] So he died according to Yahweh’s word which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place 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, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2 Kings 1:3a “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
2 Kings 1:3b The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
2 Kings 1:9 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 1 (KJVS)

[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 Baal-zebub 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 Baal-zebub 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 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. ()
[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 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. ()
[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?

2 Kings 1:4 Heb. the bed, whither thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down from it
2 Kings 1:7 Heb. what was the manner of the man?
2 Kings 1:13 Heb. bowed

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 1 (BYZ)

[1] και ηθετησεν μωαβ εν ισραηλ μετα το αποθανειν αχααβ
[2] και επεσεν οχοζιας δια του δικτυωτου του εν τω υπερωω αυτου τω εν σαμαρεια και ηρρωστησεν και απεστειλεν αγγελους και ειπεν προς αυτους δευτε και επιζητησατε εν τη βααλ μυιαν θεον ακκαρων ει ζησομαι εκ της αρρωστιας μου ταυτης και επορευθησαν επερωτησαι δι αυτου
[3] και αγγελος κυριου ελαλησεν προς ηλιου τον θεσβιτην λεγων αναστας δευρο εις συναντησιν των αγγελων οχοζιου βασιλεως σαμαρειας και λαλησεις προς αυτους ει παρα το μη ειναι θεον εν ισραηλ υμεις πορευεσθε επιζητησαι εν τη βααλ μυιαν θεον ακκαρων
[4] και ουχ ουτως οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος η κλινη εφ ης ανεβης εκει ου καταβηση απ αυτης οτι εκει θανατω αποθανη και επορευθη ηλιου και ειπεν προς αυτους
[5] και επεστραφησαν οι αγγελοι προς αυτον και ειπεν προς αυτους τι οτι επεστρεψατε
[6] και ειπαν προς αυτον ανηρ ανεβη εις συναντησιν ημων και ειπεν προς ημας δευτε επιστραφητε προς τον βασιλεα τον αποστειλαντα υμας και λαλησατε προς αυτον ταδε λεγει κυριος ει παρα το μη ειναι θεον εν ισραηλ συ πορευη ζητησαι εν τη βααλ μυιαν θεον ακκαρων ουχ ουτως η κλινη εφ ης ανεβης εκει ου καταβηση απ αυτης οτι θανατω αποθανη
[7] και ελαλησεν προς αυτους λεγων τις η κρισις του ανδρος του αναβαντος εις συναντησιν υμιν και λαλησαντος προς υμας τους λογους τουτους
[8] και ειπον προς αυτον ανηρ δασυς και ζωνην δερματινην περιεζωσμενος την οσφυν αυτου και ειπεν ηλιου ο θεσβιτης ουτος εστιν
[9] και απεστειλεν προς αυτον ηγουμενον πεντηκονταρχον και τους πεντηκοντα αυτου και ανεβη και ηλθεν προς αυτον και ιδου ηλιου εκαθητο επι της κορυφης του ορους και ελαλησεν ο πεντηκονταρχος προς αυτον και ειπεν ανθρωπε του θεου ο βασιλευς εκαλεσεν σε καταβηθι
[10] και απεκριθη ηλιου και ειπεν προς τον πεντηκονταρχον και ει ανθρωπος του θεου εγω καταβησεται πυρ εκ του ουρανου και καταφαγεται σε και τους πεντηκοντα σου και κατεβη πυρ εκ του ουρανου και κατεφαγεν αυτον και τους πεντηκοντα αυτου
[11] και προσεθετο ο βασιλευς και απεστειλεν προς αυτον αλλον πεντηκονταρχον και τους πεντηκοντα αυτου και ανεβη και ελαλησεν ο πεντηκονταρχος προς αυτον και ειπεν ανθρωπε του θεου ταδε λεγει ο βασιλευς ταχεως καταβηθι
[12] και απεκριθη ηλιου και ελαλησεν προς αυτον και ειπεν ει ανθρωπος του θεου εγω ειμι καταβησεται πυρ εκ του ουρανου και καταφαγεται σε και τους πεντηκοντα σου και κατεβη πυρ εκ του ουρανου και κατεφαγεν αυτον και τους πεντηκοντα αυτου
[13] και προσεθετο ο βασιλευς ετι αποστειλαι ηγουμενον πεντηκονταρχον τριτον και τους πεντηκοντα αυτου και ηλθεν προς αυτον ο πεντηκονταρχος ο τριτος και εκαμψεν επι τα γονατα αυτου κατεναντι ηλιου και εδεηθη αυτου και ελαλησεν προς αυτον και ειπεν ανθρωπε του θεου εντιμωθητω δη η ψυχη μου και η ψυχη των δουλων σου τουτων των πεντηκοντα εν οφθαλμοις σου
[14] ιδου κατεβη πυρ εκ του ουρανου και κατεφαγεν τους δυο πεντηκονταρχους τους πρωτους και τους πεντηκοντα αυτων και νυν εντιμωθητω δη η ψυχη των δουλων σου εν οφθαλμοις σου
[15] και ελαλησεν αγγελος κυριου προς ηλιου και ειπεν καταβηθι μετ αυτου μη φοβηθης απο προσωπου αυτων και ανεστη ηλιου και κατεβη μετ αυτου προς τον βασιλεα
[16] και ελαλησεν προς αυτον και ειπεν ηλιου ταδε λεγει κυριος τι οτι απεστειλας αγγελους ζητησαι εν τη βααλ μυιαν θεον ακκαρων ουχ ουτως η κλινη εφ ης ανεβης εκει ου καταβηση απ αυτης οτι θανατω αποθανη
[17] και απεθανεν κατα το ρημα κυριου ο ελαλησεν ηλιου
[18] και τα λοιπα των λογων οχοζιου οσα εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιου λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ισραηλ (1:18Α) και ιωραμ υιος αχααβ βασιλευει επι ισραηλ εν σαμαρεια ετη δεκα δυο εν ετει οκτωκαιδεκατω ιωσαφατ βασιλεως ιουδα (1:18Β) και εποιησεν το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου πλην ουχ ως οι αδελφοι αυτου ουδε ως η μητηρ αυτου (1:18Χ) και απεστησεν τας στηλας του βααλ ας εποιησεν ο πατηρ αυτου και συνετριψεν αυτας πλην εν ταις αμαρτιαις οικου ιεροβοαμ ος εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ εκολληθη ουκ απεστη απ αυτων (1:18Δ) και εθυμωθη οργη κυριος εις τον οικον αχααβ