Verse 16

And he said{H1696}{(H8762)} unto him, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Forasmuch as thou hast sent{H7971}{(H8804)} messengers{H4397} to enquire{H1875}{(H8800)} of Baalzebub{H1176} the god{H430} of Ekron{H6138}, is it not because there is no God{H430} in Israel{H3478} to enquire{H1875}{(H8800)} of his word{H1697}? therefore thou shalt not come down{H3381}{(H8799)} off that bed{H4296} on which thou art gone up{H5927}{(H8804)}, but shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 4:22-23 : 22 And thou shalt say{H559}{(H8804)} unto Pharaoh{H6547}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Israel{H3478} is my son{H1121}, even my firstborn{H1060}: 23 And I say{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee, Let my son{H1121} go{H7971}{(H8761)}, that he may serve{H5647}{(H8799)} me: and if thou refuse{H3985}{(H8762)} to let him go{H7971}{(H8763)}, behold, I will slay{H2026}{(H8802)} thy son{H1121}, even thy firstborn{H1060}.
  • 1 Kgs 14:6-9 : 6 And it was so, when Ahijah{H281} heard{H8085}{(H8800)} the sound{H6963} of her feet{H7272}, as she came in{H935}{(H8802)} at the door{H6607}, that he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Come in{H935}{(H8798)}, thou wife{H802} of Jeroboam{H3379}; why feignest thou thyself to be another{H5234}{(H8693)}? for I am sent{H7971}{(H8803)} to thee with heavy{H7186} tidings. 7 Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, tell{H559}{(H8798)} Jeroboam{H3379}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, Forasmuch as{H3282} I exalted{H7311}{(H8689)} thee from among{H8432} the people{H5971}, and made{H5414}{(H8799)} thee prince{H5057} over my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, 8 And rent{H7167} the kingdom{H4467} away{H7167}{(H8799)} from the house{H1004} of David{H1732}, and gave{H5414}{(H8799)} it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant{H5650} David{H1732}, who kept{H8104}{(H8804)} my commandments{H4687}, and who followed{H1980}{(H8804)}{H310} me with all his heart{H3824}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} that only which was right{H3477} in mine eyes{H5869}; 9 But hast done{H6213}{(H8800)} evil{H7489}{(H8686)} above all that were before{H6440} thee: for thou hast gone{H3212}{(H8799)} and made{H6213}{(H8799)} thee other{H312} gods{H430}, and molten images{H4541}, to provoke me to anger{H3707}{(H8687)}, and hast cast{H7993}{(H8689)} me behind{H310} thy back{H1458}: 10 Therefore, behold, I will bring{H935}{(H8688)} evil{H7451} upon the house{H1004} of Jeroboam{H3379}, and will cut off{H3772}{(H8689)} from Jeroboam{H3379} him that pisseth{H8366}{(H8688)} against the wall{H7023}, and him that is shut up{H6113}{(H8803)} and left{H5800}{(H8803)} in Israel{H3478}, and will take away{H1197}{(H8765)} the remnant{H310} of the house{H1004} of Jeroboam{H3379}, as a man taketh away{H1197}{(H8762)} dung{H1557}, till it be all gone{H8552}{(H8800)}. 11 Him that dieth{H4191}{(H8801)} of Jeroboam{H3379} in the city{H5892} shall the dogs{H3611} eat{H398}{(H8799)}; and him that dieth{H4191}{(H8801)} in the field{H7704} shall the fowls{H5775} of the air{H8064} eat{H398}{(H8799)}: for the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} it. 12 Arise{H6965}{(H8798)} thou therefore, get{H3212}{(H8798)} thee to thine own house{H1004}: and when thy feet{H7272} enter{H935}{(H8800)} into the city{H5892}, the child{H3206} shall die{H4191}{(H8804)}. 13 And all Israel{H3478} shall mourn{H5594}{(H8804)} for him, and bury{H6912}{(H8804)} him: for he only of Jeroboam{H3379} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} to the grave{H6913}, because in him there is found{H4672}{(H8738)} some good{H2896} thing{H1697} toward the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} in the house{H1004} of Jeroboam{H3379}.
  • 1 Kgs 21:18-24 : 18 Arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, go down{H3381}{(H8798)} to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} Ahab{H256} king{H4428} of Israel{H3478}, which is in Samaria{H8111}: behold, he is in the vineyard{H3754} of Naboth{H5022}, whither he is gone down{H3381}{(H8804)} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it. 19 And thou shalt speak{H1696}{(H8765)} unto him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Hast thou killed{H7523}{(H8804)}, and also taken possession{H3423}{(H8804)}? And thou shalt speak{H1696}{(H8765)} unto him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, In the place{H4725} where dogs{H3611} licked{H3952}{(H8804)} the blood{H1818} of Naboth{H5022} shall dogs{H3611} lick{H3952}{(H8799)} thy blood{H1818}, even thine. 20 And Ahab{H256} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Elijah{H452}, Hast thou found{H4672}{(H8804)} me, O mine enemy{H341}{(H8802)}? And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, I have found{H4672}{(H8804)} thee: because thou hast sold{H4376}{(H8692)} thyself to work{H6213}{(H8800)} evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}. 21 Behold, I will bring{H935}{(H8688)} evil{H7451} upon thee, and will take away{H1197}{(H8765)} thy posterity{H310}, and will cut off{H3772}{(H8689)} from Ahab{H256} him that pisseth{H8366}{(H8688)} against the wall{H7023}, and him that is shut up{H6113}{(H8803)} and left{H5800}{(H8803)} in Israel{H3478}, 22 And will make{H5414}{(H8804)} thine house{H1004} like the house{H1004} of Jeroboam{H3379} the son{H1121} of Nebat{H5028}, and like the house{H1004} of Baasha{H1201} the son{H1121} of Ahijah{H281}, for the provocation{H3708} wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger{H3707}{(H8689)}, and made Israel{H3478} to sin{H2398}{(H8686)}. 23 And of Jezebel{H348} also spake{H1696}{(H8765)} the LORD{H3068}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The dogs{H3611} shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} Jezebel{H348} by the wall{H2426} of Jezreel{H3157}. 24 Him that dieth{H4191}{(H8801)} of Ahab{H256} in the city{H5892} the dogs{H3611} shall eat{H398}{(H8799)}; and him that dieth{H4191}{(H8801)} in the field{H7704} shall the fowls{H5775} of the air{H8064} eat{H398}{(H8799)}.
  • 1 Kgs 22:28 : 28 And Micaiah{H4321} said{H559}{(H8799)}, If thou return{H7725}{(H8799)} at all{H7725}{(H8800)} in peace{H7965}, the LORD{H3068} hath not spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} by me. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hearken{H8085}{(H8798)}, O people{H5971}, every one of you.
  • 2 Kgs 1:2-4 : 2 And Ahaziah{H274} fell down{H5307}{(H8799)} through a lattice{H7639} in his upper chamber{H5944} that was in Samaria{H8111}, and was sick{H2470}{(H8799)}: and he sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, enquire{H1875}{(H8798)} of Baalzebub{H1176} the god{H430} of Ekron{H6138} whether I shall recover{H2421}{(H8799)} of this disease{H2483}. 3 But the angel{H4397} of the LORD{H3068} said{H1696}{(H8765)} to Elijah{H452} the Tishbite{H8664}, Arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, go up{H5927}{(H8798)} to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} the messengers{H4397} of the king{H4428} of Samaria{H8111}, and say{H1696}{(H8761)} unto them, Is it not because there is not a God{H430} in Israel{H3478}, that ye go{H1980}{(H8802)} to enquire{H1875}{(H8800)} of Baalzebub{H1176} the god{H430} of Ekron{H6138}? 4 Now therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Thou shalt not come down{H3381}{(H8799)} from that bed{H4296} on which thou art gone up{H5927}{(H8804)}, but shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}. And Elijah{H452} departed{H3212}{(H8799)}.
  • 2 Kgs 5:21 : 21 So Gehazi{H1522} followed{H7291}{(H8799)} after{H310} Naaman{H5283}. And when Naaman{H5283} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} him running{H7323}{(H8801)} after{H310} him, he lighted down{H5307}{(H8799)} from the chariot{H4818} to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} him, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Is all well{H7965}?
  • Ps 132:3 : 3 Surely I will not come{H935}{(H8799)} into the tabernacle{H168} of my house{H1004}, nor go up{H5927}{(H8799)} into my bed{H6210}{H3326};
  • 2 Kgs 1:6 : 6 And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, There came{H5927} a man{H376} up{H5927}{(H8804)} to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} us, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto us, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, turn again{H7725}{(H8798)} unto the king{H4428} that sent{H7971}{(H8804)} you, and say{H1696}{(H8765)} unto him, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, Is it not because there is not a God{H430} in Israel{H3478}, that thou sendest{H7971}{(H8802)} to enquire{H1875}{(H8800)} of Baalzebub{H1176} the god{H430} of Ekron{H6138}? therefore thou shalt not come down{H3381}{(H8799)} from that bed{H4296} on which thou art gone up{H5927}{(H8804)}, but shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}.