2 Kings 1:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

They answered him, “There came a man to meet us, who said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and say to him: Thus says the Lord: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not leave the bed to which you have gone but shall surely die.’ ”

Cross References

1 Kings 18:7

As Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him; Obadiah recognized him, fell on his face, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

2 Kings 1:5

The messengers returned to the king, who said to them, “Why have you returned?”

2 Kings 1:7

He said to them, “What sort of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?”

Psalm 16:4

Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips.