16 "Così dice l’Eterno: Poiché tu hai spediti de’ messi a consultar Baal-Zebub, dio d’Ekron, quasi che non ci fosse in Israele alcun Dio da poter consultare, perciò tu non scenderai dal letto sul quale sei salito, ma per certo morrai".
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He told the king, “This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!”