2 Kings 1:2

And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber, which was in Samaria, and became sick,—so he sent messengers, and said unto them—Go enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Then Moab revolted against Israel, after the death of Ahab.

3But, the messenger of Yahweh, spake unto Elijah the Tishbite, Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria,—and say unto them—Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, ye, are going to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron?

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Cross References

Judges 5:28Through the window, looked out and shrilly cried, The mother of Sisera, through the lattice,—Why is his chariot ashamed to come? Why delay the wheels of his chariot?

1 Samuel 5:10Then sent they the ark of God to Ekron,—and so it was, when the ark of God entered Ekron, that the Ekronites made outcry, saying—They have brought round unto me the ark of the God of Israel, to slay me, and my people!

1 Kings 14:3and thou shall take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a bottle of honey, and shalt go unto him,—he, will tell thee what shall befall the young man.

1 Kings 22:40So Ahab slept with his fathers,—and, Ahaziah his son, reigned, in his stead.

2 Kings 1:6And they said unto him—A man, came up to meet us, and said unto us—Go, return unto the king who sent you, and ye shall say unto him, Thus, saith Yahweh—Is it, because there is no God in Israel, that, thou, art sending to enquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed whereunto thou hast gone up, shalt thou not come down, for thou shalt, surely die.

2 Kings 8:7And Elisha came into Damascus, when Ben-hadad king of Syria, was sick,—and it was told him, saying, The man of God hath come as far as this place.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 1:2-9

Second Kings This second book of the Kings (which the LXX., numbering from Samuel, called the fourth ) is a continuation of the former book; and, some think, might better have been made to begin with the fifty-first verse of the foregoing chapter , where the reign of Ahaziah begins. The former book had an illustrious beginning, in the glories of the kingdom of Israel, when it was entire; this has a melancholy conclusion, in the desolations of the kingdoms of Israel first, and then of Judah, after they had been… Read the whole commentary →

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