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

 1:1 ¶ Then Moabº rebelledºº against Israelº afterº the deathº of Ahab.º

 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 Ahaziahº fell downºº throughº a latticeº in his upper chamberº thatº [was] in Samaria,º and was sick:ºº and he sentºº messengers,º and saidºº untoº them, Go,ººº enquireºº of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekronº whetherº I shall recoverºº of this disease.ººº

 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 angelº of the LORDº saidºº toº Elijahº the Tishbite,º Arise,ºº go upºº to meetºº the messengersº of the kingº of Samaria,º and sayºº untoº them, [Is it] not becauseºº [there is] notº a Godº in Israel,º [that] yeº goºº to enquireºº of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekron?º

 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 thereforeº thusº saithºº the LORD,º Thou shalt notº come downºº fromº that bedº on whichºº thou art gone up,ºº butº shalt surelyºº die.ºº And Elijahº departed.ººº

 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 messengersº turned backºº untoº him, he saidºº untoº them, Whyº are ye nowº turned back?ºº

 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 saidºº untoº him, There cameºº a manº upºº to meetºº us, and saidºº untoº us, Go,ººº turn againºº untoº the kingº thatº sentºº you, and sayºº untoº him, Thusº saithºº the LORD,º [Is it] not becauseºº [there is] notº a Godº in Israel,º [that] thouº sendestºº to enquireºº of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekron?º thereforeº thou shalt notº come downºº fromº that bedº on whichºº thou art gone up,ºº butº shalt surelyºº die.ºº

 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 saidºº untoº them, Whatº mannerº of manº [was he] whichº came upºº to meetºº you, and toldººº youº theseº words?º

 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 answeredººº him, [He was] an hairyº man,ººº and girtºº with a girdleº of leatherº about his loins.º And he said,ºº Itº [is] Elijahº the Tishbite.º

 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 kingº sentºº untoº him a captainº of fiftyº with his fifty.º And he went upºº toº him: and, behold,º he satºº onº the topº of an hill.º And he spakeºº untoº him, Thou manº of God,º the kingº hath said,ºº Come down.ºº

 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 Elijahº answeredºº and saidºº toº the captainº of fifty,º Ifº Iº [be] a manº of God,º then let fireº come downºº fromº heaven,º and consumeºº thee and thy fifty.º And there came downºº fireº fromº heaven,º and consumedºº him and his fifty.º

 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 Againºº also he sentºº untoº him anotherº captainº of fiftyº with his fifty.º And he answeredºº and saidºº untoº him, O manº of God,º thusº hath the kingº said,ºº Come downºº quickly.º

 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 Elijahº answeredºº and saidºº untoº them, Ifº Iº [be] a manº of God,º let fireº come downºº fromº heaven,º and consumeºº thee and thy fifty.º And the fireº of Godº came downºº fromº heaven,º and consumedºº him and his fifty.º

 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 sentºº againºº a captainº of the thirdº fiftyº with his fifty.º And the thirdº captainº of fiftyº went up,ºº and cameºº and fellºº onº his kneesº beforeº Elijah,º and besoughtººº him, and saidºº untoº him, O manº of God,º I pray thee,º let my life,º and the lifeº of theseº fiftyº thy servants,º be preciousºº in thy sight.º

 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,º there cameºº fireº downººº fromº heaven,º and burnt upººº the twoº captainsº of the formerº fiftiesº with their fifties:º therefore let my lifeº nowº be preciousºº in thy sight.º

 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 angelº of the LORDº saidºº untoº Elijah,º Go downºº withº him: be not afraidººº ofºº him.º And he arose,ºº and went downºº withº him untoº the king.º

 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 saidºº untoº him, Thusº saithºº the LORD,º Forasmuch asºº thou hast sentºº messengersº to enquireºº of Baalzebubº the godº of Ekron,º [is it] not becauseºº [there is] noº Godº in Israelº to enquireºº of his word?º thereforeº thou shalt notº come downºº offº that bedº on whichºº thou art gone up,ºº butº shalt surelyºº die.ºº

 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 diedºº according to the wordº of the LORDº whichº Elijahº had spoken.ºº And Jehoramº reignedºº in his steadº in the secondº yearº of Jehoramº the sonº of Jehoshaphatº kingº of Judah;º becauseº he hadº noº son.º

 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 restº of the actsº of Ahaziahº whichº he did,ºº [are] theyº notº writtenºº inº the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Israel?º