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Now ^(C1)Moab broke with Israel after the death of Ahab.

And Ahaziah fell through the window lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, "Go, ^(C1)inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, ^(C2)whether I will recover from this sickness."

But the angel of the LORD said to ^(C1)Elijah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of ^(C2)Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?'

"Now therefore, this is what the LORD says: '^(F1)(C1)You will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.'" Then Elijah departed.

When the messengers returned to ^(F1)Ahaziah, he said to them, "^(F2)Why have you returned?"

They said to him, "A man came up to meet us and said to us, 'Go, return to the king who sent you and say to him, "This is what the LORD says: 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers ^(C1)to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore ^(F1)you will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.'"'"