Moab rebelleth.

1 ¶ Then Moabº rebelledºª against Israelº afterº the deathº of Ahab.º

Ahaziah, sending to Baal-zebub, hath his judgment by Elijah.

2 And Ahaziahº fell downºª through² a latticeº in his upper chamberº that² [was] in Samaria,º and was sick:ºª and he sentºª messengers,º and saidºª unto² them, Go,¹ª² enquireºª of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekronº whether² I shall recoverºª of this disease.º²² 3 But the angelº of the LORDº saidºª to² Elijahº the Tishbite,º Arise,ºª go upºª to meetºª the messengersº of the kingº of Samaria,º and sayºª unto² them, [Is it] not because²² [there is] not² a Godº in Israel,º [that] ye² goºª to enquireºª of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekron?º 4 Now therefore² thus² saithºª the LORD,º Thou shalt not² come downºª from² that bedº on which²² thou art gone up,ºª but² shalt surely¹ª die.ºª And Elijahº departed.¹ª²

Elijah twice bringeth fire from heaven upon them whom Ahaziah sent to apprehend him.

5 ¶ And when the messengersº turned backºª unto² him, he saidºª unto² them, Why² are ye nowº turned back?ºª 6 And they saidºª unto² him, There cameºª a manº upºª to meetºª us, and saidºª unto² us, Go,¹ª² turn againºª unto² the kingº that² sentºª you, and sayºª unto² him, Thus² saithºª the LORD,º [Is it] not because²² [there is] not² a Godº in Israel,º [that] thou² sendestºª to enquireºª of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekron?º therefore² thou shalt not² come downºª from² that bedº on which²² thou art gone up,ºª but² shalt surely¹ª die.ºª 7 And he saidºª unto² them, What² mannerº of manº [was he] which² came upºª to meetºª you, and toldºª² you² these² words?º 8 And they answeredºª² him, [He was] an hairy¹ man,ºº² and girtºª with a girdleº of leatherº about his loins.º And he said,ºª It² [is] Elijahº the Tishbite.º 9 Then the king¹ sentºª unto² him a captainº of fiftyº with his fifty.º And he went upºª to² him: and, behold,² he satºª on² the topº of an hill.º And he spakeºª unto² him, Thou manº of God,º the kingº hath said,ºª Come down.ºª 10 And Elijahº answeredºª and saidºª to² the captainº of fifty,º If² I² [be] a manº of God,º then let fireº come downºª from² heaven,º and consumeºª thee and thy fifty.º And there came downºª fireº from² heaven,º and consumedºª him and his fifty.º 11 Againºª also he sentºª unto² him anotherº captainº of fiftyº with his fifty.º And he answeredºª and saidºª unto² him, O manº of God,º thus² hath the kingº said,ºª Come downºª quickly.º 12 And Elijahº answeredºª and saidºª unto² them, If² I² [be] a manº of God,º let fireº come downºª from² heaven,º and consumeºª thee and thy fifty.º And the fireº of Godº came downºª from² heaven,º and consumedºª him and his fifty.º

He pitieth the third captian, and, encouraged by an angel, telleth the king of his death.

13 ¶ And he sentºª againºª a captainº of the thirdº fiftyº with his fifty.º And the thirdº captainº of fiftyº went up,ºª and cameºª and fellºª on² his kneesº beforeº Elijah,º and besoughtºª² him, and saidºª unto² him, O manº of God,º I pray thee,² let my life,º and the lifeº of these² fiftyº thy servants,º be preciousºª in thy sight.º 14 Behold,² there came¹ª fire¹ downºª² from² heaven,º and burnt upºª² the twoº captainsº of the formerº fiftiesº with their fifties:º therefore let my lifeº now² be preciousºª in thy sight.º 15 And the angelº of the LORDº saidºª unto² Elijah,º Go downºª with² him: be not afraidºª² of²² him.¹ And he arose,ºª and went downºª with² him unto² the king.º 16 And he saidºª unto² him, Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Forasmuch as²² thou hast sentºª messengersº to enquireºª of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekron,º [is it] not because²² [there is] no² Godº in Israelº to enquireºª of his word?º therefore² thou shalt not² come downºª off² that bedº on which²² thou art gone up,ºª but² shalt surely¹ª die.ºª

Jehoram succeedeth Ahaziah.

17 ¶ So he diedºª according to the wordº of the LORDº which² Elijahº had spoken.ºª And Jehoramº reignedºª in his stead² in the secondº yearº of Jehoramº the sonº of Jehoshaphatº kingº of Judah;º because² he had² no² son.º 18 Now the restº of the actsº of Ahaziahº which² he did,ºª [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Israel?º