2 Kings 1:3
But Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?This verse in the real world
In what words
- בַּעַל זְבוּבBaʻal ZᵉbûwbBaal-Zebub, a special deity of the Ekronites
- תִּשְׁבִּיTishbîya Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead)
- עֶקְרוֹןʻEqrôwnEkron, a place in Palestine
- אֵלִיָּהʼÊlîyâhElijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
- שֹׁמְרוֹןShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in Palestine
- קִרְאָהqirʼâhan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
- דָּרַשׁdârashproperly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication,
- מֲלְאָךְmălʼâka messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ki 17:1, Jon 2:8, Jer 2:11–13, Act 12:7–11, Psa 76:1, Mrk 3:22, Act 8:26, 1Ki 19:7