Introduction
Ahaziah, being hurt by a fall, sends messengers to Baal-zebub to inquire whether he shall recover, 2 Kings 1:1 , 2 Kings 1:2 . They are met by Elijah, who sends them back with the information that he shall surely die, 2 Kings 1:3-8 . The king sends a captain and fifty men, to bring Elijah to Samaria, on which fire comes down from heaven, and destroys both him and his men, 2 Kings 1:9 , 2 Kings 1:10 . Another captain and fifty men are sent, who are likewise destroyed, 2 Kings 1:11 , 2 Kings 1:12 . A third is sent, who behaves himself humbly, and Elijah is commanded to accompany him; he obeys, comes to the king, reproves his idolatry, and announces his death, 2 Kings 1:13-16 . Ahaziah dies and Jehoram reigns in his stead, 2 Kings 1:17 , 2 Kings 1:18 .
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