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Ahaziah seeks Baal-zebub instead of the LORD

After Ahaziah was injured in a fall, he sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub at Ekron. Elijah intercepted them and declared that the king would not leave his bed; after Ahaziah died, Joram succeeded him (2 Kings 1:1-18).

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📖 2 Kings 1:1–3

1After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. 2Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” 3But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

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Sources: Scripture — 2 Kings 1:1-18
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