2 Kings 1:5

New American Bible - revised edition

The messengers then returned to Ahaziah, who asked them, “Why have you returned?”

Cross References

2 Kings 1:4

For this, the Lord says: You shall not leave the bed upon which you lie; instead, you shall die. And Elijah departed.

2 Kings 1:6

They answered, “A man met us and said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him: The Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? For this you shall not leave the bed upon which you lie; instead, you shall die.’”