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1:10 Elijah <0452> replied <06030> to <0413> the captain <08269> <01696>, “If <0518> I <0589> am indeed a prophet <0430> <0376>, may fire <0784> come down <03381> from <04480> the sky <08064> and consume <0398> you and your fifty <02572> soldiers!” Fire <0784> then came down <03381> from the <04480> sky <08064> and consumed <0398> him and his fifty <02572> soldiers. 1:11 The king sent <07971> another <0312> captain <08269> and his fifty <02572> soldiers to retrieve <07725> Elijah. He went up <06030> and told <01696> him, “Prophet <0430> <0376>, this is what <03541> the king <04428> says <0559>, ‘Come down <03381> at once <04120>!’” 1:12 Elijah <0452> replied <06030> to <0413> them, “If <0518> I <0589> am indeed a prophet <0430> <0376>, may fire <0784> come down <03381> from <04480> the sky <08064> and consume <0398> you and your fifty <02572> soldiers!” Fire <0784> from God <0430> came down <03381> from <04480> the sky <08064> and consumed <0398> him and his fifty <02572> soldiers. 1:13 The king sent <07971> a third <07992> captain <08269> and his fifty <02572> soldiers. This third <07992> captain <08269> went up <05927> and fell <03766> on <05921> his knees <01290> before <05048> Elijah <0452>. He begged for mercy <02603>, “Prophet <0430> <0376>, please <04994> have respect <03365> for my life <05315> and for the lives <05315> of these <0428> fifty <02572> servants <05650> of yours. 1:14 Indeed <02009>, fire <0784> came down <03381> from <04480> the sky <08064> and consumed <0398> the two <08147> captains <08269> who came before <07223> me, along with their men. So now <06258>, please have respect <03365> for my life <05315>.” 1:15 The Lord’s <03069> angelic messenger <04397> said <01696> to <0413> Elijah <0452>, “Go down <03381> with <0854> him. Don’t <0408> be afraid <03372> of him <06440>.” So he got up <06965> and went down <03381> with <0854> him to <0413> the king <04428>. 1:16 Elijah said <01696> to <0413> the king, “This is what <03541> the Lord <03068> says <0559>, ‘You sent <07971> messengers <04397> to seek <01875> an oracle from Baal Zebub <01176>, the god <0430> of Ekron <06138>. You must think there is no <0369> God <0430> in Israel <03478> from whom <0834> you can seek <01875> an oracle <01697>! Therefore <03651> you will not <03808> leave <05927> the bed <04296> you lie <03381> on, for <03588> you will certainly die <04191> <04191>.’” 1:17 He died <04191> just as <0834> the Lord <03068> had prophesied <01696> through Elijah <0452>. In the second <08147> year <08141> of the reign <04427> of King Jehoram <03088> son <01121> of Jehoshaphat <03092> over Judah <03063>, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram <03088> replaced <08478> him as king <04428> of Israel, because <03588> he had no <03808> son <01121>. 1:18 The rest <03499> of the events <01697> of Ahaziah’s <0274> reign, including his accomplishments <06213>, are recorded <03789> in <05921> the scroll <05612> called the Annals <03117> <01697> of the Kings <04428> of Israel <03478>.

• 2Ki 1:1-18 -- Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders

• Elijah

  [ebd] whose God is Jehovah. (1.) "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, ...
  [isbe] ELIJAH - e-li'-ja ('eliyahu or (4 times) 'eliyah, "Yah is God"; Septuagint Eleiou, New Testament Eleias or Elias, the King James Version of New Testament Elias): I. THE WORKS OF ELIJAH 1. The Judgment of Drought 2. The Ordea...
  [smith] (my God is Jehovah) has been well entitled "the grandest and the most romantic character that Israel ever produced." "Elijah the Tishbite,... of the inhabitants of Gilead" is literally all that is given us to know of his pare...
  [nave] ELIJAH 1. The Tishbite, a Gileadite and prophet, called Elias in the authorized version of the N.T. Persecuted by Ahab, 1 Kin. 17:2-7; 18:7-10. Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens, 1 Kin. 17:1-...
  

• Ahaziah

  [ebd] held by Jehovah. (1.) The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imitated in wickedness the ways of his father. In his reign the Moabites revolted from under his authority (2 Kings 3:5...
  [isbe] AHAZIAH - a-ha-zi'-a ('achazyah and 'achazyahu, "Yah holds, or sustains"): I. Ahaziah. Son of Ahab and Jezebel, eighth king of Israel (1 Ki 22:51 through 2 Ki 1:18). 1. His Reign: Ahaziah became king over Israel in the seven...
  [nave] AHAZIAH 1. King of Judah. Called Azariah and Jehoahaz, 2 Chr. 21:17; 25:23. History of, 2 Kin. 8:25-29; 9:16-29. Gifts of, to the temple, 2 Kin. 12:18. Brethren of, slain, 2 Kin. 10:13, 14. Succeeded by Athaliah, 2 Chr. ...
  

• Reproof

  [nave] REPROOF. Lev. 19:17; Psa. 141:5; Prov. 9:7, 8; Prov. 10:17; Prov. 12:1; Prov. 13:18; Prov. 15:5, 10, 12, 31, 32; Prov. 17:10; Prov. 19:25; Prov. 21:11; Prov. 25:12; Prov. 26:5; Prov. 27:5, 6; Prov. 28:23; Eccl. 7:5; Amos 5:...
  

• Malice

  [nave] MALICE. Gen. 3:15; Lev. 19:14, 17, 18; Deut. 27:17, 18; Deut. 32:32, 33; 2 Kin. 6:21, 22; Job 31:29, 30; Psa. 4:2; Psa. 7:14-16 Job 15:35. Psa. 10:7-10, 14; Psa. 21:11; Psa. 22:7, 8; Psa. 35:15, 16, 19-21; Psa. 38:16, 19; P...
  

• Prophecy

  [nave] PROPHECY Concerning Jesus, See: Jesus. Concerning church, See: Church, Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of. Relating to various countries, nations, and cities, see under their respective titles. Respecting individuals, see...
  

• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

  [nave] METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA. Gen. 2:5, 6; Gen. 27:39; Job 9:7; Job 26:7, 8, 11; Job 27:20, 21; Job 28:24-27; Job 29:19; Job 36:27-33; Job 37:6-22; Job 38:9 [with vs. 8-11.] Job 38:22, 24-29, 31-35, 37; Psa. 18:8-15;...
  

• Fire

  [ebd] (1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the dedication of Solomon's templ...
  [nave] FIRE Used as a signal in war, Jer. 6:1. Furnaces of, Dan. 3:6. Children caused to pass through, 2 Kin. 16:3; 17:17. Miracles coected with: Miraculously descends upon, and consumes, Abraham's sacrifice, Gen. 15:17; David's...
  

• Obadiah, Book of

  [ebd] consists of one chapter, "concerning Edom," its impending doom (1:1-16), and the restoration of Israel (1:17-21). This is the shortest book of the Old Testament. There are on record the account of four captures of Jerusalem,...
  

• Miracles

  [nave] MIRACLES. Index of Sub-topics Catalog of, and Supernatural Events, Of Jesus, in Chronological Order, Of the Disciples of Jesus; Convincing Effect of; Design of; Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Miscellany of Minor Sub-...
  

• Baal-zebub

  [ebd] fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron (2 Kings 1:2, 3, 16). This name was given to the god because he was supposed to be able to avert the plague of flies which in that region was to be feared. He was consulted by Ah...
  [nave] BAAL-ZEBUB, a god of the Philistines, 2 Kin. 1:2, 3, 6, 16.
  

• Angel of the Lord

  [nave] ANGEL OF THE LORD Gen. 16:7, 9, 10, 11; 22:11, 15; Ex. 3:2; Num. 22:22; Judg. 2:1, 4; 5:23; 6:11; 13:3, 13; 2 Sam. 24:16; 1 Kin. 19:7; 2 Kin. 1:3, 15; 19:35; 1 Chr. 21:12, 15, 16, 18, 27, 30; 2 Chr. 32:21; Psa. 34:7; 35:5, 6...
  

• Joram

  [nave] JORAM 1. A son of Toi, 2 Sam. 8:9, 10. Called Hadoram, 1 Chr. 18:10. 2. Called also Jehoram. King of Israel, 2 Kin. 1:17; 3:1. King of Syria sends Naaman to, that he may be healed of his leprosy, 2 Kin. 5:1-27. Has war w...
  

• Prophets

  [nave] PROPHETS Called Seers, 1 Sam. 9:19; 2 Sam. 15:27; 24:11; 2 Kin. 17:13; 1 Chr. 9:22; 29:29; 2 Chr. 9:29; 12:15; 29:30; Isa. 30:10; Mic. 3:7. Schools of, 1 Kin. 20:35; 2 Kin. 2:3-15; 4:1, 38; 9:1. Kept the chronicles, 1 Chr....
  

• Angel

  [nave] ANGEL. One of the Holy Trinity Trinitarian authorities interpret the Scriptures cited under this topic as referring to Christ, who according to this view was the divine presence in the wilderness. Called Angel, Acts 7:30, ...
  

• CRUEL; CRUELTY

  [isbe] CRUEL; CRUELTY - kroo'-el, kroo'-el-ti 'akhzar, "harsh," "fierce," chamac, "violence"): There are various uses of the word "cruel" in the Old Testament: (a) "the cruel (deadly) venom of asps" (Dt 32:33); (b) spoken of men of...
  

• ADORATION

  [isbe] ADORATION - ad-o-ra'-shun: Though this word never occurs in English Versions, it represents aspects of worship which are very prominent in the Bible. I. Etymology. The word is derived from Latin adorare = (1) "to speak to," ...
  

• Jehoram

  [ebd] Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 26:25). (3.) A priest sen...
  

• Ekron

  [ebd] firm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles north of Gath. It was assigned to Judah (Josh. 13:3), and afterwards to Dan (19:43), but came again into the full po...
  

• BAAL (1)

  [isbe] BAAL (1) - ba'-al: (ba`al; or Baal): The Babylonian Belu or Bel, "Lord," was the title of the supreme god among the Canaanites. I. NAME AND CHARACTER OF BAAL II. ATTRIBUTES OF BAAL III. BAAL-WORSHIP IV. TEMPLES, ETC. V. USE ...
  

• BAALZEBUB

  [isbe] BAALZEBUB - ba-al-ze'-bub ba`al zebhubh = "Lord of flies"; Baal-muian: A deity worshipped by the Philistines at Ekron (2 Ki 1:2,3,6,16). All that can be gathered from this one reference to him in ancient literature is that h...
  

• The Fall and Death of Ahaziah

  

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