2 Kings 1:2

Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness.”

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WEBBE

Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, enquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness.”

BSB

Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”

KJV

And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

ASV

And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness.

BBE

Now Ahaziah had a fall from the window of his room in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent men, and said to them, Put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, about the outcome of my disease, to see if I will get well or not.

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וַיִּפֹּל vai·yi·pol and he fell H5307 אֲחַזְיָה 'a·chaz·yah Ahaziah H274 בְּעַד be·'ad through H1157 הַשְּׂבָכָה ha·se·va·khah the window-lattice H7639 בַּעֲלִיָּתוֹ ba·'a·li·ya·to in upper room his H5944 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן be·sho·me·ron [was] in Samaria H8111 וַיָּחַל vai·ya·chal and he became ill H2470 וַיִּשְׁלַח vai·yish·lach and he sent H7971 מַלְאָכִים mal·'a·khim messengers H4397 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֲלֵהֶם 'a·le·hem to them H413 לְכוּ le·khu go H1980 דִרְשׁוּ dir·shu consult H1875 בְּבַעַל be·va·'al (in) Baal H1176 זְבוּב ze·vuv Zebub H1176 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei [the] god of H430 עֶקְרוֹן ek·ron Ekron H6138 אִם־ 'im- if H518 אֶחְיֶה 'ech·yeh I will live H2421 מֵחֳלִי me·cho·li from sickness H2483 זֶה ס zeh this H2088

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

When Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him. Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often punished by the rebellion of those who owe subjection to him. Ahaziah fell through a lattice, or railing. Wherever we go, there is but a step between us and death. A man's house is his castle, but not to secure him against God's judgments. The whole creation, which groans under the burden of man's sin, will, at length, sink and break under the weight like this lattice. He is never safe that has God for his enemy. Those that will not inquire of the word of God for their comfort, shall hear it to their terror, whether they will or no.

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People & places

Baal-zebubAhaziah EkronSamaria

Topics

HouseElijahEkronBeelzebubBaal-Zebub

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.