2 Kings 1

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber that {was} in Samaria, and he injured {himself}. And he sent messengers, and he said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will live from this injury.” \*

But the angel of God said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘{Is it} because there is no God in Israel you are going to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?

And therefore, thus says God, “The bed where you have gone up there, you will not come down from it, for dying, you will die.”’” So Elijah went. \*

And the messengers returned to him. And he said to them, “What {is} this, you have returned?”

And they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and he said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and you shall say to him, “Thus says God: ‘{Is it} because there is no God in Israel you are sending to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore the bed where you have gone up there, you will not come down from it, for dying, you will die.’”’” \*

And he said to them, “What {was} the custom of the man who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

And they said to him, “A man, a master of hair, and a belt of skin was tied around his waist.” And he said, “He {was} Elijah the Tishbite.” \*

And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, {he was} sitting on the head of a hill. And he said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’”

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of the fifty, “And if I {am} a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens, and let it consume you and your fifty.” And fire came down from the heavens, and it consumed him and his fifty. \*

And he returned and sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And he answered and said to him, “Man of God, thus says the king, ‘Come down quickly!’”

And Elijah answered and said to them, “If I {am} a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens, and let it consume you and your fifty.” And fire from God came down from the heavens, and it consumed him and his fifty. \*

And he returned and sent a third captain of fifty and his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and knelt on his knees in front of Elijah, and he pleaded with him and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be valuable in your eyes.

Behold, fire came down from the heavens, and it consumed the first two captains of fifty and their fifties. But now, let my life be valuable in your eyes.” \*

And the angel of God said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of his face.” And he arose and went down with him to the king.

And he said to him, “Thus says God, ‘Because you sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron—{was it} because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?—therefore, the bed where you have gone up there, you will not come down from it, for dying, you will die.’” \*

And he died, according to the word of God that Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his place in the year of two to Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, because a son was not to him.

Now the rest of the matters of Ahaziah that he did, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel? \*