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 1:1 ¶ And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

 1:1 ¶ Then Moab° rebelled°° against Israel° after° the death° of Ahab.°

 1:2 And 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.

 1:2 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,°°° enquire°° of Baalzebub° the god° of Ekron° whether° I shall recover°° of this disease.°°°

 1:3 But 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?

 1:3 But the angel° of the LORD° said°° to° Elijah° the Tishbite,° Arise,°° go up°° to meet°° the messengers° of the king° of Samaria,° and say°° unto° them, [Is it] not because°° [there is] not° a God° in Israel,° [that] ye° go°° to enquire°° of Baalzebub° the god° of Ekron?°

 1:4 Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

 1:4 Now therefore° thus° saith°° the LORD,° Thou shalt not° come down°° from° that bed° on which°° thou art gone up,°° but° shalt surely°° die.°° And Elijah° departed.°°°

 1:5 ¶ And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?

 1:5 ¶ And when the messengers° turned back°° unto° him, he said°° unto° them, Why° are ye now° turned back?°°

 1:6 And 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.

 1:6 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 enquire°° 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.°°

 1:7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

 1:7 And he said°° unto° them, What° manner° of man° [was he] which° came up°° to meet°° you, and told°°° you° these° words?°

 1:8 And 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.

 1:8 And they answered°°° him, [He was] an hairy° man,°°° and girt°° with a girdle° of leather° about his loins.° And he said,°° It° [is] Elijah° the Tishbite.°

 1:9 Then [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.

 1:9 Then the king° sent°° unto° him a captain° of fifty° with his fifty.° And he went up°° to° him: and, behold,° he sat°° on° the top° of an hill.° And he spake°° unto° him, Thou man° of God,° the king° hath said,°° Come down.°°

 1:10 And 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.

 1:10 And Elijah° answered°° and said°° to° the captain° of fifty,° If° I° [be] a man° of God,° then 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.°

 1:11 And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

 1:11 Again°° also 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.°

 1:12 And 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.

 1:12 And 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.°

 1:13 ¶ And 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.

 1:13 ¶ And he sent°° again°° a captain° of the 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.°

 1:14 Behold, 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.

 1:14 Behold,° there came°° fire° down°°° from° heaven,° and burnt up°°° the two° captains° of the former° fifties° with their fifties:° therefore let my life° now° be precious°° in thy sight.°

 1:15 And 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.

 1:15 And the angel° of the LORD° said°° unto° Elijah,° Go down°° with° him: be not afraid°°° of°° him.° And he arose,°° and went down°° with° him unto° the king.°

 1:16 And 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.

 1:16 And he said°° unto° him, Thus° saith°° the LORD,° Forasmuch as°° thou hast sent°° messengers° to enquire°° of Baalzebub° the god° of Ekron,° [is it] not because°° [there is] no° God° in Israel° to enquire°° of his word?° therefore° thou shalt not° come down°° off° that bed° on which°° thou art gone up,°° but° shalt surely°° die.°°

 1:17 ¶ So 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.

 1:17 ¶ So he died°° according to the word° of the LORD° which° Elijah° had spoken.°° And Jehoram° reigned°° in his stead° in the second° year° of Jehoram° the son° of Jehoshaphat° king° of Judah;° because° he had° no° son.°

 1:18 Now 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?

 1:18 Now 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?°