2 Ahaziahc had fallen through the latticed window of his upstairs room in Samariad and was injured. So he sent messengers, instructing them, “Go inquire of Baal-zebub,A,e the god of Ekron,f whether I will recover from this injury.”g

3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite,h “Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samariai and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?