Verse 4

2 Kings 1:4

GOD'S WORD Translation

4 Now therefore Yahweh says, “You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.”’” Then Elijah departed.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/לָ/כֵן֙ כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַ/מִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖/נָּה כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַ/יֵּ֖לֶךְ אֵלִיָּֽה

English Translation

Therefore, thus says the Lord: The measure you have raised there shall not come down from it, for you will surely die. And Elijah went.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. Focus ↗

2 Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sen... Focus ↗

3 But Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of... Focus ↗

4 Now therefore Yahweh says, “You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will...

5 The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?” Focus ↗

6 They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, a... Focus ↗

7 He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?” Focus ↗

8 They answered him, “He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It’s... Focus ↗

9 Then the king sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was s... Focus ↗

10 Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God (Elohim), then let fire come down fro... Focus ↗

11 Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God (Elohim),... Focus ↗

12 Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God (Elohim), then let fire come down from the sky, and cons... Focus ↗

13 Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and c... Focus ↗

14 Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties.... Focus ↗

15 Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” Then he arose, and went d... Focus ↗

16 He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of... Focus ↗

17 So he died according to Yahweh’s word which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place i... Focus ↗

18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles... Focus ↗

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