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And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that [was] in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2 Kings 1:2 — KJV
Ahaziah fell down. The king was probably looking out of a window in one of the upper stories of his palace (see ch. 9:30). Windows in the East are to this day generally closed by lattices of interlaced wood, which open outward; consequently, if they are not securely fastened, one who leans against them may easily fall out.
Baal-zebub. Literally, “lord of flies.” In the ancient Orient fly-gods were worshiped. In the NT, Beelzebub is the prince of demons (Matt. 10:25; 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, 18, 19). The majority of the NT Greek manuscripts have the form Beelzeboul, meaning “the lord Zebul.” In the Ras Shamrah texts (see Vol. I, p. 128) a form similar to the Greek is found, namely, zbl b‘l ars. The mention of this deity in such ancient texts as those of Ras Shamrah shows his great antiquity.
Ekron. The northernmost of the five chief Philistine cities. The god of Ekron was supposed to give information concerning future events, and thus was widely consulted.
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