So 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, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” ’ ”
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You send. — are sending. Elijah had said, you are going, in his question to the messengers (2 Kings 1:3). (S…
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
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…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott