1 GLT And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. BSB BSB: After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 GLT And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber that{ was} in Samaria, and he was injured. And he sent messengers, and he said to them,“Go, inquire of Baal- Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will live from this injury.” BSB BSB: Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
3 GLT But the angel of Yahweh spoke to Elijah the Tishbite,“Get up, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria. And speak to them,‘Is{ it} because there is no God in Israel you are going to inquire of Baal- Zebub, the god of Ekron? BSB BSB: But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
4 GLT And therefore, thus says Yahweh,“The bed that you have gone up there, you will not come down from it, for surely you will die.”’” And Elijah went. BSB BSB: Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
5 GLT And the messengers returned to him. And he said to them,“What{ is} this, you have returned?” BSB BSB: When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
6 GLT And they said to him,“A man went up to meet us, and he said to us,‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and you will speak to him,“Thus says Yahweh:‘Is{ it} because there is no God in Israel you are sending to inquire of Baal- Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore the bed that you have gone up there, you will not go down from it, for you will surely die.’”’” BSB BSB: They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
7 GLT And he spoke to them,“What{ was} the custom of the man who came up to meet you, and he spoke to you these words?” BSB BSB: The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
8 GLT And they said to him,“A man— an owner of hair and a belt of skin was tied on his hips.” And he said,“He{ is} Elijah the Tishbite.” BSB BSB: “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
9 GLT And he sent to him a captain of 50 and his 50. And he went up to him, and look— sitting on the top of the hill. And he spoke to him,“Man of God, the king speaks,‘Come down.’” BSB BSB: Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
10 GLT And Elijah answered, and he spoke to the captain of the 50,“And if I{ am} a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens, and let it consume you and your 50.” And fire came down from the heavens, and it consumed him and his 50. BSB BSB: Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
11 GLT And he returned, and he sent to him another captain of 50 and his 50. And he answered, and he spoke to him,“Man of God, thus says the king,‘Quickly, come down.’” BSB BSB: So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”
12 GLT And Elijah answered, and he spoke to them,“If I{ am} a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens, and let it consume you and your 50.” And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and it consumed him and his 50. BSB BSB: Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
13 GLT And he returned, and he sent a third captain of 50 and his 50. And he went up, and the third captain of 50 came, and he kneeled on his knees opposite to Elijah, and he pleaded with him, and he spoke to him,“Man of God, please let my life and the life of your servants, these 50, be precious in your eyes. BSB BSB: So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.
14 GLT Look— fire came down from the heavens, and it consumed the two captains of the 50, the first ones, and their fifties. But now, let my life be precious in your eyes.” BSB BSB: Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”
15 GLT And the angel of Yahweh spoke to Elijah,“Go down with him. Do not be afraid from his face.” And he got up, and he went down with him to the king. BSB BSB: Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
16 GLT And he spoke to him,“Thus says Yahweh,‘Because you sent messengers to inquire of Baal- Zebub, the god of Ekron— was{ it} because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore, the bed that you have gone up there, you will not come down from it, for you will surely die.’” BSB BSB: And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
17 GLT And he died according to the word of Yahweh that Elijah spoke. And Joram became king in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, because a son did not belong to him. BSB BSB: So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
18 GLT But the rest of the words of Ahaziah that he did— are they not written on the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
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