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2 Kings 1:3-7

2 Kings 1:3

But the angel of the Lord told Elijah the Tishbite, “Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there's no God in Israel that you're going to ask advice from Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’

2 Kings 1:4

So this is the Lord's answer: ‘You will not leave the bed on which you are lying. You're definitely going to die.’” And Elijah left.

2 Kings 1:5

The messengers returned to the king, and he asked them, “Why have you come back?”

2 Kings 1:6

“A man came and met us,” they replied. “He told us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and tell him, This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to ask advice from Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? As a result you will not leave the bed on which you are lying. You're definitely going to die.’”

2 Kings 1:7

“What was he like, this man who met you and told you all this?” the king asked.