1 Praevaricatus est autem Moab in Israhel
postquam mortuus est Ahab
2 ceciditque Ohozias per cancellos cenaculi sui
quod habebat in Samaria
et aegrotavit misitque nuntios dicens ad eos
ite consulite Beelzebub deum Accaron
utrum vivere queam de infirmitate mea hac
3 angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Heliam Thesbiten
surge ascende in occursum nuntiorum regis Samariae
et dices ad eos
numquid non est Deus in Israhel
ut eatis ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron
4 quam ob rem haec dicit Dominus
de lectulo super quem ascendisti non descendes sed morte morieris
et abiit Helias
5 reversique sunt nuntii ad Ohoziam
qui dixit eis quare reversi estis
6 at illi responderunt ei vir occurrit nobis et dixit ad nos
ite revertimini ad regem qui misit vos
et dicetis ei haec dicit Dominus
numquid quia non erat Deus in Israhel
mittis ut consulatur Beelzebub deus Accaron
idcirco de lectulo super quem ascendisti non descendes
sed morte morieris
7 qui dixit eis cuius figurae et habitu est vir
qui occurrit vobis
et locutus est verba haec
8 at illi dixerunt vir pilosus et zona pellicia accinctis
renibus
qui ait Helias Thesbites est
9 misitque ad eum quinquagenarium principem
et quinquaginta qui erant sub eo
qui ascendit ad eum sedentique in vertice montis ait
homo Dei rex praecepit ut descendas
10 respondensque Helias dixit quinquagenario
si homo Dei sum descendat ignis e caelo
et devoret te et quinquaginta tuos
descendit itaque ignis e caelo
et devoravit eum et quinquaginta qui erant cum eo
11 rursum misit ad eum principem quinquagenarium alterum
et quinquaginta cum eo
qui locutus est illi
homo Dei haec dicit rex festina descende
12 respondens Helias ait
si homo Dei ego sum descendat ignis e caelo
et devoret te et quinquaginta tuos
descendit ergo ignis Dei e caelo
et devoravit illum et quinquaginta eius
13 iterum misit principem quinquagenarium tertium
et quinquaginta qui erant cum eo
qui cum venisset curvavit genua contra Heliam
et precatus est eum et ait
homo Dei noli despicere animam meam
et animam servorum tuorum qui mecum sunt
14 ecce descendit ignis de caelo
et devoravit duos principes quinquagenarios primos
et quinquagenos qui cum eis erant
sed nunc obsecro ut miserearis animae meae
15 locutus est autem angelus Domini ad Heliam dicens
descende cum eo ne timeas
surrexit igitur et descendit cum eo ad regem
16 et locutus est ei haec dicit Dominus
quia misisti nuntios ad consulendum Beelzebub deum Accaron
quasi non esset Deus in Israhel
a quo possis interrogare sermonem
ideo de lectulo super quem ascendisti non descendes
sed morte morieris
17 mortuus est ergo iuxta sermonem Domini quem locutus est Helias
et regnavit Ioram frater eius pro eo
anno secundo Ioram filii Iosaphat regis Iudae
non enim habebat filium
18 reliqua autem verborum Ohoziae quae operatus est
nonne haec scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israhel
1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 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. 3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
5 ¶ And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 ¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 16 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.
17 ¶ So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?