2 Kings 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’””
2 Kings 1:16 — World English Bible
2 Kings 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.”
2 Kings 1:16 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and speaketh unto him, `Thus said Jehovah, Because that thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron--is it because there is not a God in Israel to inquire of His word? therefore, the bed whither thou hast gone up--thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die.'”
2 Kings 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.”
2 Kings 1:16 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, (was it not because there was no God in Israel to inquire of his worde?) therefore thou shalt not come downe off the bed, on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death.”
2 Kings 1:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 1:16 in Context — 2 Kings 1
14 Voici, le feu est descendu du ciel et a consumé les deux premiers chefs de cinquante et leurs cinquante hommes: mais maintenant, que ma vie soit précieuse à tes yeux!
15 L’ange de l’Éternel dit à Élie: Descends avec lui, n’aie aucune crainte de lui. Élie se leva et descendit avec lui vers le roi.
16 Il lui dit: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Parce que tu as envoyé des messagers pour consulter Baal-Zebub, dieu d’Ékron, comme s’il n’y avait en Israël point de Dieu dont on puisse consulter la parole, tu ne descendras pas du lit sur lequel tu es monté, car tu mourras.
17 Achazia mourut, selon la parole de l’Éternel prononcée par Élie. Et Joram régna à sa place, la seconde année de Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda; car il n’avait point de fils.
18 Le reste des actions d’Achazia, et ce qu’il a fait, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois d’Israël?
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