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2 Kings 1:3 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 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 Baalzebub the god of Ekron?2 Kings 1:3 · King James Version
2 Kings 1:3 in context
1Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2And 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 Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
3But 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 Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
4Now 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.
5And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- TishbiteTishbîya Tishbite or inhabitant of TishbehH8664 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- ElijahʼÊlîyâhElijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other IsraelitesH452 →
- angelmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- Ariseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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We have here Ahaziah, the wicked king of Israel, under God's rebukes both by his providence and by his prophet, by his rod and by his word. I. He is crossed in his affairs.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8