2 Kings 1:2 KJV
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
Words Then and Now
- lattice a window of crossed bars Still heard today: a lattice window; a garden lattice, crossed bars, as always Webster’s 1828 · Lattice
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
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- The revolt of Moab-Sickness of Ahaziah, king of IsraelWhen Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him. Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often punished by the rebellion of...
Thompson Chains
- Samaria (1)See the chain from 1 Kings 16:24 · 10 links
- False GodsSee the chain from 1 Chronicles 16:26 · 9 links
- Idolatry (4)See the chain from Exodus 32:4 · 17 links
- EkronLink 7 of 9 · next Jeremiah 25:20
- Angels AppearSee the chain from Genesis 32:1 · 13 links
- Sin RebukedSee the chain from Genesis 3:17 · 14 links
- ProphesyingSee the chain from Numbers 11:25 · 10 links
- Deaths ForetoldSee the chain from Genesis 3:19 · 7 links
- Sin's PenaltySee the chain from Genesis 2:17 · 11 links
Cross References
- 2 Kings 1:16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub 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 8:7–10 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. …
- Matthew 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
- Mark 3:22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
- 1 Kings 11:33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
- 2 Kings 1:3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
- 2 Kings 1:6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
- Isaiah 37:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
- Isaiah 37:19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
- Luke 11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
- Judges 5:28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
- Judges 11:24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
- 1 Samuel 5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
- 1 Kings 14:3 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.
- 1 Kings 22:34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
- 2 Chronicles 21:14–15 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: …
- Job 31:3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
- Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
- Matthew 12:24–27 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. …
- Acts 20:9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Ahaziah
- Ahaziah History of
- Baal-zebub A god of the Philistines
- Beelzebub Messengers sent to inquire of, by Ahaziah
- Ekron Temple of Baal-zebub at
- Elijah The death of Ahaziah
- House Chambers
- Malice Ahaziah toward Elijah
- Reproof Elijah, of Ahaziah
Kings of Israel & Judah
- AhaziahKing of Israel · 897–896 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible899–884 BC · Ahaziah and Jehoram reign in Israel
Places
- SamariaTown · Location well established
- EkronTown · today Tel Miqne · Location well established
- Places in 2 Kings 1 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- AhaziahHeld by Jehovah. (1.) The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imitated in wickedness the ways...
- SamariaA watch-mountain or a watch-tower. In the heart of the mountains of Israel, a few miles north-west of Shechem, stands the “hill of...
- Baal-zebubFly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron (2 Kgs 1:2, 2 Kgs 1:3, 2 Kgs 1:16). This name was given to the god because he was supposed...
- EkronFirm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles north of Gath. It was...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Ahaziah אֲחַזְיָה ʾăḥazyâ אֲחַזְיָה Proper name
- fell down וַיִּפֹּל wayyippōl נָפַל Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- through a lattice בְּעַד bĕʿad Preposition הַשְּׂבָכָה haśśĕbākâ שְׂבָכָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- in his upper chamber בַּעֲלִיָּתוֹ baʿăliyyātô עֲלִיָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- that was in Samaria אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן bĕšōmĕrôn שֹׁמְרוֹן Proper name · with preposition
- and was sick וַיָּחַל wayyāḥal חָלָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- and he sent וַיִּשְׁלַח wayyišlaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- messengers מַלְאָכִים malʾākîm מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine plural
- and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto them, Go אֲלֵהֶם ʾălēhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural לְכוּ lĕkû יָלַךְ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- enquire דִרְשׁוּ diršû דָּרַשׁ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
- of Baalzebub בְּבַעַל bĕbaʿal בַּעַל זְבוּב Proper name · with preposition זְבוּב zĕbûb בַּעַל זְבוּב Proper name
- the god אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Ekron עֶקְרוֹן ʿeqrôn עֶקְרוֹן Proper name
- whether I shall recover אִם ʾim Conjunction אֶחְיֶה ʾeḥyê חָיָה Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
- of this disease מֵחֳלִי mēḥŏlî חֳלִי Noun · masculine singular · with preposition זֶה zê Pronoun
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