15 And (A)the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; (B)do not be afraid of him.” So he got up and went down with him to the king. 16 Then he said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Since you have sent messengers (C)to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore [a]you will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.’”

Jehoram Reigns over Israel

17 So Ahaziah died in accordance with the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place (D)in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 1:16 See note v 4

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