2 Kings 1:16 (KJV)

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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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Forasmuch. 2Ki 1:3 2Ki 1:4 2Ki 1:6 Ex 4:22 Ex 4:23 1Ki 14:6-13 1Ki 21:18-24 1Ki 22:28

on which thou are gone up.In the East there is usually at the end of each chamber a little gallery, raised three or four feet above the floor, with a balustrade in front, to which they go up by a few steps: here they place their beds; an allusion to which situation is involved in this declaration of Elijah's, and frequently referred to in the Sacred Scriptures: see Ge 49:4. 2Ki 5:21 Ps 132:3

Baal-zebub.Literally, "the lord of flies;" or, as the LXX. render, [Baal mwean theon,] Baal the fly god. See note on Ex 8:24.

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