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 to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get down from the bed upon which you have lain, but you shall certainly die.’ ” ’ ”

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You send.are sending. Elijah had said, you are going, in his question to the messengers (2 Kings 1:3). (S…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they said to him, there came a man up to meet us, and said to us, go, turn again to the king that sent you King Ahazi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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 reb…