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2 Kings 1:1-2
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 1:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 1
Ahaziah Consults Baal-zebub. 1 After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 Now Ahaziah had fallen down through the lattice of his upper chamber in Samaria and he was injured, so he sent messengers, saying, “Go to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to inquire as to whether I will recover from this illness or not.”[a]
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- 2 Kings 1:2 Baal-zebub, “Lord of the flies,” a distorted version of the name of the divinity Baal-zebul (Lord Prince; see Mt 10:25; 12:24).