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* Then did Moab rebel against Israel after the death of Achab . * And Achazyah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria , and became sick ; and he sent messengers , and said unto them , Go , inquire of Ba ’al –zebub the god of ‘Ekron whether I shall recover from this sickness . * But an angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah the Tishbite , Arise , go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria , and say unto them , Is it because there is not a God in Israel , that ye go to inquire of Ba ’al –zebub the god of ‘Ekron ? * Now therefore , thus hath said the Lord , From the bed on which thou art gone up shalt thou not come down ; for thou shalt surely die . And Elijah departed . * And the messengers returned unto him , and he said unto them , Why is this that ye are already returned ? * And they said unto him , There came up a man to meet us , and he said unto us , Go , return unto the king that hath sent you , and speak unto him , Thus hath said the Lord , Is it because there is not a God in Israel , that thou sendest to inquire of Ba ’al –zebub the god of ‘Ekron ? therefore from the bed on which thou art gone up shalt thou not come down ; for thou shalt surely die . * And he spoke unto them , What is the manner of the man who came up to meet you , and spoke unto you these words ? * And they said unto him , He is a hairy man , with a girdle of leather girded about his loins . And he said , It is Elijah the Tishbite . * Then did he send unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty : and he went up to him , and , behold , he was sitting on the top of the mount ; and he spoke unto him , O man of God , the king hath commanded , Come down . * And Elijah answered and spoke to the captain of the fifty , And if I be a man of God , let a fire come down from heaven and consume thee and thy fifty . And there came down a fire from heaven , and consumed him and his fifty . * And he sent again unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty . And he commenced and spoke unto him , O man of God , thus hath the king said , Come down quickly . * And Elijah answered and spoke unto them , If I be a man of God , let a fire come down from heaven , and consume thee and thy fifty . And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty . * And he sent again a captain of fifty the third time with his fifty . And the third captain of fifty went up , and came and bent down on his knees before Elijah , and besought him , and spoke unto him , O man of God , I pray thee , let my life and the life of these fifty thy servants be precious in thy eyes . * Behold , there came down a fire from heaven , and consumed the two captains of the first fifties with their fifties ; and now let my life be precious in thy eyes . * And the angel of the Lord spoke unto Elijah , Go down with him : be not afraid of him , and he arose , and went down with him unto the king . * And he spoke unto him , Thus hath said the Lord , Forasmuch as thou didst send messengers to inquire of Ba ’al –zebub the God of ‘Ekron , as though there were no God in Israel to inquire of his word : therefore from the bed on which thou art gone up shalt thou not come down ; for thou shalt surely die . * And he died , according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken ; and Jehoram became king in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah ; because he had no son . * Now the rest of the acts of Achazyahu which he did , behold , they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel .

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