2 Kings 1:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ The Lord’s ·angel [messenger] said to Elijah, “Go down with him and don’t be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to see the king.

¹⁶ Elijah told Ahaziah, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have sent messengers to ·ask questions of [consult with; inquire of] Baal-Zebub, god of Ekron. Is it because there is no God in Israel to ask? Because of this, you will never get up from your bed; you will surely die.’” ¹⁷ So Ahaziah died, ·just as the Lord, through Elijah, had said he would [^Lin accordance with the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken].

Because Ahaziah had no son to take his place, Joram^[a] became king in Ahaziah’s place during the second year Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat was king of Judah.