Chapter 1
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 , enquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron , whether I will recover from this sickness ."
3 But the LORD ’s ", usually pronounced Yahweh). 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 " (Elohim). in Israel that you go to enquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron ?
4 Now therefore the LORD 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 , " The LORD says , ‘ Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to enquire 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 , ", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. 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 The LORD ’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 , " The LORD says , ‘ Because you have sent messengers to enquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron , is it because there is no God in Israel to enquire 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 the LORD ’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 ?