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Prophet Elijah against King Ahaziah, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
the son of Ahab (2 Kings 1:1-18) … Now therefore thus says the Lord,
In God’s sight, King Ahaziah was evil you shall not come down from the bed
like his father and mother. He continued to which you have gone, but you shall
the worship of Baal, and so the Lord’s surely die.” Due to Elijah’s message,
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anger also kindled on him. King Ahaziah the King sent people to take Elijah, but
fell through the lattice of the house and twice Elijah asked for fire from heaven
was badly injured. So, he sent people to and consumed the two groups of fifty
Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, to ask if he soldiers each. Lastly, he spared the life
would recover from the sickness instead of the third group of fifty soldiers, went
of asking Yahweh, their God. Elijah was with them and courageously announced
sent by the angel to meet the messengers a death sentence to the King (2 Kings
and said to them, “Is it because there is 1:3-16). Figure 3.4 shows the kingdom
no God in Israel that you are going to of King Ahaziah.

Figure 3.4: The kingdom of King Ahaziah, the son of Ahab of Israel, in the time of Prophet Elijah

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