2 Kings 1:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

When Elijah arrived, he told Ahaziah, “The Lord wants to know why you sent messengers to Ekron to ask Baalzebub about your injury. Don't you believe there's a God in Israel? Ahaziah, because you did that, the Lord says you will die.”

Cross References

Psalm 132:3

“I won't go home or crawl into bed

2 Kings 5:21

So he hurried after Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he got out of his chariot to meet him. Naaman asked, “Is everything all right?”

1 Kings 22:28

Micaiah said, “If you do come back, I was wrong about what the Lord wanted me to say.” Then he told the crowd, “Don't forget what I said!”

2 Kings 1:6

“A man met us along the road with a message for you from the Lord,” they answered. “The Lord wants to know why you sent us to ask Baalzebub about your injury and why you don't believe there's a God in Israel. The man also told us that the Lord says you're going to die.”

Ezekiel 14:4

Tell the people of Israel that if they sin by worshiping idols and then go to a prophet to find out what I say, I will give them the answer their sins deserve.

2 Kings 8:8

he said to Hazael, “Go meet with Elisha the man of God and get him to ask the Lord if I will get well. And take along a gift for him.”

2 Kings 8:10

“Tell him he will,” Elisha said to Hazael. “But the Lord has already told me that Benhadad will definitely die.”

2 Kings 20:1

About this time, Hezekiah got sick and was almost dead. Isaiah the prophet went in and told him, “The Lord says you won't ever get well. You are going to die, so you had better start doing what needs to be done.”

Proverbs 11:19

Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die.