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2 Kings 1

2 Ahaziáh by a fall falleth ſicke & cõſulteth with Baal-zebúb. 3 He is reproued by Eliiáh. 10 The captaines ouer fiftie were ſent to Eliiáh, whereof two were burnt with fire frõ heauen by his prayer. 17 Ahaziáh dyeth, and Iehorám his brother ſuccedeth him.
1.THen Moáb rebelled againſt Iſraél after the death of Aháb:
2.And Ahaziáh fel through the latteſſe windowe in his vpper chãber which was in Samaria: ſo he was ſicke: thẽ he ſent meſſengers, to whome he ſaid, Go, & enquire of Baal-zebúb the god of Ekrón, if I ſhal recouer of this my diſeaſe.
3.Then the Angel of the Lord ſaid to Eliiáh the Tiſhbite, Ariſe, & go vp to mete the meſſengers of the King of Samaria, and ſaye vnto them, Is it not becauſe there is no God in Iſraél, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebúb the god of Ekrón?
4.Wherefore thus ſayth the Lord, Thou ſhalt not come downe from the bed on which thou art gone vp, but ſhalt dye the death. So Eliiáh departed.
5.And the meſſengers returned vnto him, to whome he ſaid, Why are ye now returned?
6.And they anſwered him, There came a man and met vs, and ſaid vnto vs, Go, and returne vnto the King which ſent you, and ſay vnto him, Thus ſayth the Lord, Is it not becauſe there is no God in Iſraél, that thou ſendeſt to enquire of Baal-zebúb the god of Ekrón? Therefore thou ſhalt not come downe from the bed, on which thou art gone vp, but ſhalt dye the death.
7.And he ſaid vnto them, What maner of man was he which came and met you, and tolde you theſe wordes?
8.And they ſaid vnto hi, He was an heerie man, and girded with a girdle of lether about his loynes. Then ſaid he, It is Eliiáh the Tiſhbite.
9.Therefore the King ſent vnto him a captaine ouer fiftie with his fifty men, who went vp vnto him: for beholde, he ſate on the toppe of a mountaine, & he ſaid vnto him, O man of God, the King hathe commanded that thou come downe.
10.But Eliiáh anſwered, & ſaid to the captaine ouer the fiftie, If that I be a man of God, let fyre come downe frõ the heauẽ, and deuoure thee and thy fyftie. So fyre came downe from the heauen and deuoured him and his fiftie.
11.Againe alſo he ſent vnto him another captaine ouer fiftie, with his fifty. Who ſpake, and ſaid vnto him, O man of God, thus the King commandeth, Come downe quickly.
12.But Eliiáh anſwered & ſaid vnto them, If I be a man of God, let fyre come downe from the heauen, and deuoure thee and thy fiftie. So fyre came downe from the heauen, and deuoured him and his fiftie.
13.¶ Yet againe he ſent the third captaine ouer fifty wt his fifty. And the third captaine ouer fifty went vp & came, & fel on his knees before Eliiáh, & beſoght him, & ſaid vnto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life and the life of theſe thy fifty ſeruantes be precious in thy ſight.
14.Beholde, there came fyre downe from the heauen and deuoured the two former captaines ouer fifty with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy ſight.
15.And the Angel of the Lord ſaid vnto Eliiáh, Go downe wt him, be not afrayd of his preſence. So he aroſe, and wẽt downe with him vnto the King.
16.And he ſaid vnto him, Thus ſaith the Lord, Becauſe thou haſt ſent meſſengers to inquire of Baal-zebúb the God of Ekrón, (was it not becauſe there was no God in Iſraél to inquire of his worde) therefore thou ſhalt not come downe of the bed, on which thou art gone vp, but ſhalt dye the death.
17.So he dyed according to the worde of ye Lord which Eliiáh had ſpoken. And Iehorám begã to reigne in his ſteade, in the ſeconde yere of Iehorám the ſonne of Iehoſhaphat King of Iudáh, becauſe he had no ſonne.
18.Concerning the reſt of the actes of Ahaziáh, that he did, are thei not writen in the boke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iſraél?

Notes

2:a.
So that he was puniſhed for his idolatrie after two ſortes: for the Moabites, wc were wonte to pay him tribute, rebelled, & he fel downe at a grate wc was vpon his houſe to giue light benethe.
2:b.
The Philiſtims, wc dwelt at Ekrón, worſhipped this idole, wc ſignifieth ye god of flies, thinking that he colde preſerue them from the bitĩg of flies: or els he was ſo called, becauſe flies were ingẽdred in great abundance of the blood of ye ſacrifices that were offred to that idole
3:c.
He ſheweth that idolaters haue not the true God, for els they wolde ſeke to none but to him alone.
6:d.
Ignorance is the mother of error and idolatrie.
8:e.
Some thinke yt this is ment of his garmẽts wc were rough & made of heere.
9:f.
To wit, Carmel.
10:g.
He declareth what power Gods worde hathe in the mouthe of his ſeruant, when they threatẽ Gods iudgements againſt the wicked.
11:h.
He ſpake this in mockery, & therefore prouoked Gods wrath ſo muche the more
12:i.
Meanĩg, that God wolde ſhewe by effect, whether he was a true Prophet or not.
13:k.
Which humble my ſelfe before God & his ſeruant
13:l.
That is, ſpare my life & let me not dye as the other two.
15:m.
Thus ye Lord geueth boldenes to his that they feare not the threatnĩgs of tyrants, wc otherwiſe of them ſelues are afraide to do Gods meſſage.
17:n.
Iehoſhaphat going to battel againſt the Syrians, made his ſonne Iehorám King in the 17 yere of his reigne: and in the 18 yere, wc was the ſeconde yere of his ſonne, Iehorám ye ſonne of Aháb reigned in Iſraél: and in the fifthe yere of this Iehorám Iehoſhaphat dyed and the kingdome of Iudáh was cõfirmed to his ſonne.