2 Kings 1:16

16 Elijah told the king, "This is what the LORD says: You sent messengers to seek advice from Baalzebub, the god of Ekron. Is this because [you think] there is no God in Israel whose word you can seek? You will not get up from the bed you are lying on. Instead, you will die there."

2 Kings 1:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 1:16

And he said unto him
Elijah to King Ahaziah when introduced into his chamber; and after some discourse passed between them, he confirmed what he had said to his messengers, and expressed it in the same language as in ( 2 Kings 1:3 2 Kings 1:4 ) (See Gill on 2 Kings 1:3) (See Gill on 2 Kings 1:4)

2 Kings 1:16 In-Context

14 Fire has come from heaven and burned up the first two officers and their 100 men. But treat my life as something precious."

15 The angel of the LORD told Elijah, "Go with him. Don't be afraid of him." So Elijah got up and went with him to the king.

16 Elijah told the king, "This is what the LORD says: You sent messengers to seek advice from Baalzebub, the god of Ekron. Is this because [you think] there is no God in Israel whose word you can seek? You will not get up from the bed you are lying on. Instead, you will die there."

17 So Ahaziah died as the LORD had predicted through Elijah. Joram succeeded him as king because Ahaziah had no son.

18 Isn't everything else about Ahaziah--the things he did--written in the official records of the kings of Israel?