2 Kings 1:16-18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ Then Elijah said to King Ahaziah, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Because you have sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron – is it because there is no God in Israel for you to enquire of his will? – you will not get up from your sick-bed; you will certainly die.” ’

¹⁷ Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Since he had no son, Joram^[a](A) became king in his place. This happened in the second year of Judah’s King Jehoram^(B) son of Jehoshaphat.^{[b] 18} The rest of the events of Ahaziah’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.^[c](C)