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God’s Judgment on Ahaziah

Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upstairs room in Samaria, and he was injured. So he sent messengers and told them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub,[a] the god of Ekron, whether I will survive this injury.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 1:2 Or the Lord of the Flies. This is probably an insulting distortion of the god’s real name, Baal Zebul, lord of majesty.

The Lord’s Judgment on Ahaziah

After Ahab’s death, Moab(A) rebelled against Israel. Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers,(B) saying to them, “Go and consult Baal-Zebub,(C) the god of Ekron,(D) to see if I will recover(E) from this injury.”

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