2 Kings 1:16
in 2 Kings 1And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal–zebub 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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 1
Commentary
3 notes on this verseSo thunder-struck is Ahaziah with this message, when it comes from the prophet's own mouth, that neither he nor any of those about him durst offer him any violence, nor so much as give him an affront; but out of that den of lions he comes unhurt, like Daniel. Who can harm those whom God will shelter? Lastly, The prediction is accomplished in a few days.
This site's exposition
Go down with him: be not afraid
on 2 Kings 1:15-16
The angel who first sent Elijah to intercept the messengers now sends him a second time, go down with him, be not afraid of him, so the same voice that opened the confrontation also closes it. Elijah stands before Ahaziah in person and speaks the accusing question a third time, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word, completing the pattern that opened at verse 3. Matthew Henry notes that no one in the king's court dares lay a hand on the prophet even standing inside the palace, and he leaves as safely as he came.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he said unto him,.... Elijah to King Ahaziah when introduced into his chamber; and after some discourse passed between them, he confirmed what he had said to his messengers, and expressed it in the same language as in 2Ki 1:3; see Gill on 2Ki 1:3, 2Ki 1:4.
The words behind it
31 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֵלָ֜יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יַ֜עַן | yaan | because | H3282 → | 99 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ | shalachta | you have sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| מַלְאָכִים֮ | malakhim | messengers | H4397 → | 213 times |
| לִדְרֹשׁ֮ | lidrosh | to consult | H1875 → | 164 times |
| בְּבַ֣עַל | bevaal | <in> Baal | H1176 → | 8 times |
| זְבוּב֮ | zevuv | Zebub | H1176 → | 8 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] god of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| עֶקְרוֹן֒ | ʾekron | Ekron | H6138 → | 22 times |
| הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י | hamibeli | ¿ because not | H1097 → | 58 times |
| אֵין־ | ʾein- | [is] there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | ʾelohim | a God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | beyisrael | in Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לִדְרֹ֖שׁ | lidrosh | to consult | H1875 → | 164 times |
| בִּדְבָר֑וֹ | bidvaro | <in> word his | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| לָ֠כֵן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| הַמִּטָּ֞ה | hamitah | the bed | H4296 → | 29 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָלִ֥יתָ | ʾalita | you have gone up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| שָּׁ֛ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תֵרֵ֥ד | tered | you will come down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| מִמֶּ֖נָּה | mimenah | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מ֥וֹת | mot | certainly <to die> | H4191 → | 839 times |
| תָּמֽוּת׃ | tamut | you will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
אֵלָ֜יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
יַ֜עַןbecause
yaanH3282 →99 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
שָׁלַ֣חְתָּyou have sent
shalachtaH7971 →845 times
מַלְאָכִים֮messengers
malakhimH4397 →213 times
לִדְרֹשׁ֮to consult
lidroshH1875 →164 times
בְּבַ֣עַל<in> Baal
bevaalH1176 →8 times
זְבוּב֮Zebub
zevuvH1176 →8 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] god of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
עֶקְרוֹן֒Ekron
ʾekronH6138 →22 times
הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י¿ because not
hamibeliH1097 →58 times
אֵין־[is] there not
ʾein-H369 →789 times
אֱלֹהִים֙a God
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israel
beyisraelH3478 →2507 times
לִדְרֹ֖שׁto consult
lidroshH1875 →164 times
בִּדְבָר֑וֹ<in> word his
bidvaroH1697 →1440 times
לָ֠כֵן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
הַמִּטָּ֞הthe bed
hamitahH4296 →29 times
אֲשֶׁר־where
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
עָלִ֥יתָyou have gone up
ʾalitaH5927 →890 times
שָּׁ֛םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תֵרֵ֥דyou will come down
teredH3381 →381 times
מִמֶּ֖נָּהfrom it
mimenahH4480 →1188 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
מ֥וֹתcertainly <to die>
motH4191 →839 times
תָּמֽוּת׃you will die
tamutH4191 →839 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 22:28But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
it leads to
- Micah 1:2
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
- Numbers 16:29
If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
- Acts 13:10–11
and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
- Mark 12:37
David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
- 2 Kings 1:12
Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed…
- Micah 1:2
Through
Psalms 132:3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,
it leads to
- Haggai 1:4
“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Haggai 1:4
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.