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Now Moabrebelled against Israelafter the death of Ahab.
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And Ahaziahfellthrough the lattice in his upperchamberwhich was in Samaria, and becameill. So he sentmessengers and said to them, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from thissickness."
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But the angel of the LORDsaid to Elijah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, 'Is it because*there is noGod in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?'
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They said to him, "A mancame up to meet us and said to us, 'Go, return to the kingwhosent you and say to him, "Thussays the LORD, 'Is it because*there is noGod in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not comedown from the bedwhere* you have gone up, but shall surelydie.' ""'
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Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, "O man of God, the kingsays, 'Comedown.' "
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Elijahreplied to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let firecomedown from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then firecamedown from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
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Elijahreplied to them, "If I am a man of God, let firecomedown from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then the fire of Godcamedown from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
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So he againsent the captain of a thirdfifty with his fifty. When the thirdcaptain of fiftywent up, he came and boweddown on his kneesbeforeElijah, and begged him and said to him, "O man of God, please let my life and the lives of thesefiftyservants of yours be precious in your sight.
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Then he said to him, "Thussays the LORD, 'Because* you have sentmessengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron -is it because*there is noGod in Israel to inquire of His word?-therefore you shall not comedown from the bedwhere* you have gone up, but shall surelydie.' "
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So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORDwhichElijah had spoken. And because he hadnoson, Jehorambecameking in his place in the secondyear of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.