2 Kings

Darby Bible · 1890 · Old Testament · 25 chapters

Reading 2 Kings in the Darby Bible, public-domain text from 1890.

Opening Verses

1 And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub thegod of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this disease.

3 And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is not aGod in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub thegod of Ekron?

4 Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.

5 And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?

6 And they said unto him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Is it because there is not aGod in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub thegod of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.

7 And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

8 And they said to him, He was a man in a hairy [garment], and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

9 And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of the mount. And he spoke to him: Man ofGod, the king says, Come down!

10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man ofGod, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

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