1And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria , and was sick : and he sent messengers , and said unto them , Go , inquire of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron , whether I shall recover of this sickness . 3But the angel of Jehovah said 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 no God in Israel , that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron ? 4Now therefore thus saith Jehovah , Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up , but shalt surely die . And Elijah departed . 5And the messengers returned unto him , and he said unto them , Why is it that ye are returned ? 6And they said unto him , There came up a man to meet us , and said unto us , Go , turn again unto the king that sent you , and say unto him , Thus saith Jehovah , Is it because there is no God in Israel , that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron ? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up , but shalt surely die . 7And he said unto them , What manner of man was he that came up to meet you , and told you these words ? 8And they answered him , He was a hairy man , and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins . And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite .
Elijah's Prophecy
9Then the king sent 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 hill . And he spake unto him , O man of God , the king hath said , Come down . 10And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty , If I be a man of God , let fire come down from heaven , and consume thee and thy fifty . And there came down fire from heaven , and consumed him and his fifty . 11And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty . And he answered and said unto him , O man of God , thus hath the king said , Come down quickly . 12And Elijah answered and said unto them , If I be a man of God , let 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 . 13And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty . And the third captain of fifty went up , and came and fell on his knees before Elijah , and besought him , and said unto him , O man of God , I pray thee , let my life , and the life of these fifty thy servants , be precious in thy sight . 14Behold , there came fire down from heaven , and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties ; but now let my life be precious in thy sight . 15And the angel of Jehovah said unto Elijah , Go down with him : be not afraid of him . And he arose , and went down with him unto the king . 16And he said unto him , Thus saith Jehovah , Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub , the god of Ekron , is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word ? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up , but shalt surely die .
The Death of Ahaziah
17So he died according to the word of Jehovah which Elijah had spoken . And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah ; because he had no son . 18Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did , are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ?