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2 Kings 1:6

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 1:6

Verse 6 of 18

Scripture focus

And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

2 Kings 1:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 1:6

Theological / Devotional

A man. The messengers either failed to recognize Elijah or thought it best not to tell the king who it was that had sent the warning.

Thou sendest to enquire. Ahaziah’s sending a delegation to inquire of the god of Ekron was to show open and public contempt for Jehovah. This was an insult to the Majesty of heaven which could not be allowed to go unrebuked. Israel must learn that the gods of the Philistines were powerless to give aid in the hour of extremity, and that Jehovah still sat on His eternal throne.

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