2 Kings 1

King Ahaziah of Israel falls through a lattice and becomes gravely ill, then sends messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, about his recovery.[1] Elijah intercepts the messengers and delivers YHWH's judgment that Ahaziah will die for forsaking the true God; when the king sends soldiers to arrest Elijah, fire from heaven consumes two groups of fifty men before a third captain humbly submits.[1][5]

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Verse 2 וַ/יִּפֹּ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and he fell HC/Vqw3ms אֲחַזְיָ֜ה 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄 achazeyah Yah Has Seized Achazeyah HNp בְּעַ֣ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead on behalf of HR הַ/שְּׂבָכָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤊𐤄 hasevakhah the latticework HTd/Ncfsa בַּ/עֲלִיָּת֛/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕/𐤅 baaliyato in his upper room HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr בְּ/שֹׁמְר֖וֹן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 beshomeron in Watch-place in Shomeron HR/Np וַ/יָּ֑חַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋 vayachal and he became weak HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms מַלְאָכִ֔ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers HNcmpa וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem toward them HR/Sp3mp לְכ֣וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Go HVqv2mp דִרְשׁ֗וּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 direshu Seek diligently! HVqv2mp בְּ/בַ֤עַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 bevaal in Baʿal-of-the-Fly in Baal Zevuv HR/Np זְבוּב֙ 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁 zevuv Baʿal of the Fly Baal Zevuv HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones of HNcmpc עֶקְר֔וֹן 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if / whether HC אֶחְיֶ֖ה 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄 echeyeh I will live HVqi1cs מֵ/חֳלִ֥י 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤉 mecholi from sickness HR/Ncmsa זֶֽה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this one HPdxms
Verse 3 וּ/מַלְאַ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 umaleakhe and messenger of HC/Ncmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) Yahweh Yahweh HNp דִּבֶּר֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he declared HVpp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward HR אֵלִיָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄 eliyah My God is Yah Eliyah HNp הַ/תִּשְׁבִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤉 hatishebi the Tishbeh-dweller the Tishebi HTd/Ngmsa ק֣וּם 𐤒𐤅𐤌 qum Rise up HVqv2ms עֲלֵ֔ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh leaf of HVqv2ms לִ/קְרַ֖את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to encounter HR/Vqc מַלְאֲכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉 maleakhey messengers of HNcmpc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king of HNcmsc שֹׁמְר֑וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron Watch-Place Shomeron HNp וְ/דַבֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 vedaber and speak! HC/Vpv2ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem toward them HR/Sp3mp הַֽ/מִ/בְּלִ֤י 𐤄/𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 hamibeli without HTi/R/D אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not HTn אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones HNcmpa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you (masculine plural) HPp2mp הֹֽלְכִ֔ים 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 holekhim walking ones HVqrmpa לִ/דְרֹ֕שׁ 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤔 liderosh to seek diligently HR/Vqc בְּ/בַ֥עַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 bevaal in Baʿal-of-the-Fly in Baal Zevuv HR/Np זְב֖וּב 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁 zevuv Baʿal of the Fly Baal Zevuv HNp אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones of HNcmpc עֶקְרֽוֹן 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv toward him HR/Sp3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa עָלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah he ascended HVqp3ms לִ/קְרָאתֵ֗/נוּ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 liqeratenu to encounter us HR/Vqc/Sp1cp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֵי/נוּ֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eleynu toward us HR/Sp1cp לְכ֣וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Go HVqv2mp שׁוּבוּ֮ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu Turn back! HVqv2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward HR הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr שָׁלַ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach to send off HVqp3ms אֶתְ/כֶם֒ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp וְ/דִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤌 vedibaretem and you (masculine plural) communicated HC/Vpq2mp אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv-2 toward him HR/Sp3ms כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) Yahweh Yahweh HNp הַֽ/מִ/בְּלִ֤י 𐤄/𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 hamibeli without HTi/R/D אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not HTn אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones HNcmpa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms שֹׁלֵ֔חַ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 sholecha the sending one HVqrmsa לִ/דְרֹ֕שׁ 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤔 liderosh to seek diligently HR/Vqc בְּ/בַ֥עַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 bevaal in Baʿal-of-the-Fly in Baal Zevuv HR/Np זְב֖וּב 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁 zevuv Baʿal of the Fly Baal Zevuv HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones of HNcmpc עֶקְר֑וֹן 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp לָ֠/כֵן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen accordingly HR/D הַ/מִּטָּ֞ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 hamitah the stretched-out bed HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that-which HTr עָלִ֥יתָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 alita you ascended HVqp2ms שָּׁ֛ם 𐤔𐤌 sham in that place HD לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תֵרֵ֥ד 𐤕𐤓𐤃 tered may you descend HVqi2ms מִמֶּ֖/נָּה 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤄 mimenah from her HR/Sp3fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot to die HVqa תָּמֽוּת 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕 tamut you will die HVqi2ms
Verse 10 וַ/יַּעֲנֶ֣ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 vayaaneh and he responded HC/Vqw3ms אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 eliyahu My God is YHWH Eliyah HNp וַ/יְדַבֵּר֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber he declared HC/Vpw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward HR שַׂ֣ר 𐤔𐤓 sar ruling-chief of HNcmsc הַ/חֲמִשִּׁים֒ 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 hachamishim the fifty HTd/Acbpa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if HC/C אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsc אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones HNcmpa אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs תֵּ֤רֶד 𐤕𐤓𐤃 tered may you descend HVqj3fs אֵשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire HNcbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/תֹאכַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vetokhal and she will consume HC/Vqi3fs אֹתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 otekha you-marked HTo/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and object-marker HC/To חֲמִשֶּׁ֑י/ךָ 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉/𐤊 chamisheykha your fifty HAcbpc/Sp2ms וַ/תֵּ֤רֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤃 vatered and she descended HC/Vqw3fs אֵשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤔 esh-2 fire HNcbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim-2 the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וַ/תֹּ֥אכַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vatokhal and she consumed HC/Vqw3fs אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and object-marker HC/To חֲמִשָּֽׁי/ו 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉/𐤅 chamishayv his fifty HAcbpc/Sp3ms
Verse 12 וַ/יַּ֣עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and he responded HC/Vqw3ms אֵלִיָּה֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄 eliyah My God is Yah Eliyah HNp וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber he declared HC/Vpw3ms אֲלֵי/הֶם֒ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem toward them HR/Sp3mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if / whether HC אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs תֵּ֤רֶד 𐤕𐤓𐤃 tered may you descend HVqj3fs אֵשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire HNcbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/תֹאכַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vetokhal and she will consume HC/Vqi3fs אֹתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 otekha you-marked HTo/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and object-marker HC/To חֲמִשֶּׁ֑י/ךָ 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉/𐤊 chamisheykha your fifty HAcbpc/Sp2ms וַ/תֵּ֤רֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤃 vatered and she descended HC/Vqw3fs אֵשׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh-2 fire HNcbsc אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones HNcmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim-2 the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וַ/תֹּ֥אכַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vatokhal and she consumed HC/Vqw3fs אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and object-marker HC/To חֲמִשָּֽׁי/ו 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉/𐤅 chamishayv his fifty HAcbpc/Sp3ms
Verse 13 וַ/יָּ֗שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֛ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar ruling-chief of HNcmsc חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty HAcbpa שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 shelishim third ones HAompa וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֑י/ו 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vachamishayv and his fifty HC/Acbpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֡עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּבֹא֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he came HC/Vqw3ms שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar-2 ruling-chief of HNcmsc הַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 hachamishim the fifty HTd/Acbpa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֜י 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi the third HTd/Aomsa וַ/יִּכְרַ֥ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤏 vayikhera and he knelt HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR בִּרְכָּ֣י/ו 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅 birekayv his knees HNcfdc/Sp3ms לְ/נֶ֣גֶד 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤃 leneged before, facing HR/R אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 eliyahu My God is YHWH Eliyah HNp וַ/יִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤍 vayitechanen and he pleaded for favor HC/Vtw3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv toward him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber he declared HC/Vpw3ms אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv-2 toward him HR/Sp3ms אִ֚ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa תִּֽיקַר 𐤕𐤉𐤒𐤓 tiqar may she be precious HVqj3fs נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please HTe נַפְשִׁ֗/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my living being HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/נֶ֨פֶשׁ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤔 venefesh living being HC/Ncbsc עֲבָדֶ֥י/ךָֽ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 avadeykha your servants HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֵ֛לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these ones HPdxcp חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim-2 fifty HAcbpa בְּ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your two eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms
Verse 16 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber he declared HC/Vpw3ms אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv toward him HR/Sp3ms כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) Yahweh Yahweh HNp יַ֜עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because HC אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕 shalacheta you sent HVqp2ms מַלְאָכִים֮ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers HNcmpa לִ/דְרֹשׁ֮ 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤔 liderosh to seek diligently HR/Vqc בְּ/בַ֣עַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 bevaal in Baʿal-of-the-Fly in Baal Zevuv HR/Np זְבוּב֮ 𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤁 zevuv Baʿal of the Fly Baal Zevuv HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones of HNcmpc עֶקְרוֹן֒ 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp הַֽ/מִ/בְּלִ֤י 𐤄/𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 hamibeli without HTi/R/D אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not HTn אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) mighty ones HNcmpa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np לִ/דְרֹ֖שׁ 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤔 liderosh-2 to seek diligently HR/Vqc בִּ/דְבָר֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 bidevaro in his word HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לָ֠/כֵן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen accordingly HR/D הַ/מִּטָּ֞ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 hamitah the stretched-out bed HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that-which HTr עָלִ֥יתָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 alita you ascended HVqp2ms שָּׁ֛ם 𐤔𐤌 sham in that place HD לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תֵרֵ֥ד 𐤕𐤓𐤃 tered may you descend HVqi2ms מִמֶּ֖/נָּה 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤄 mimenah from her HR/Sp3fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because HC מ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot to die HVqa תָּמֽוּת 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕 tamut you will die HVqi2ms