2 Kings 1
- 1Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
- 2And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upstairs room that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
- 3But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that you go to ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
- 4Now therefore the Lord says this, You shall not come down from that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah left.
- 5And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why are you now turned back?
- 6And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king who sent you, and say to him, The Lord says this, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that you send to ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die.
- 7And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
- 8And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and belted with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
- 9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him, You man of God, the king has said, Come down.
- 10And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume you and your fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
- 11Again also he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, the king has said this, Come down quickly.
- 12And Elijah answered and said to them, If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume you and your fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
- 13And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.
- 14There came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in your sight.
- 15And the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him: do not be afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
- 16And he said to him, The Lord says this, Since as you have sent messengers to ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to ask his word? Therefore you shall not come down off that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die.
- 17So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.
- 18Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Kings 1 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
GIGAKJVAnd Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upstairs room that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
KJVBut the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
GIGAKJVBut the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that you go to ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
KJVNow therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
GIGAKJVNow therefore the Lord says this, You shall not come down from that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah left.
KJVAnd when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
GIGAKJVAnd when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why are you now turned back?
KJVAnd they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
GIGAKJVAnd they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king who sent you, and say to him, The Lord says this, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that you send to ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die.
KJVAnd he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
GIGAKJVAnd he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
KJVAnd they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
GIGAKJVAnd they answered him, He was a hairy man, and belted with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
KJVThen the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
GIGAKJVThen the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him, You man of God, the king has said, Come down.
KJVAnd Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
GIGAKJVAnd Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume you and your fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
KJVAgain also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
GIGAKJVAgain also he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, the king has said this, Come down quickly.
KJVAnd Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
GIGAKJVAnd Elijah answered and said to them, If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume you and your fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
KJVAnd he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
GIGAKJVAnd he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray you, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.
KJVBehold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
GIGAKJVThere came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in your sight.
KJVAnd the angel of the Lord said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
GIGAKJVAnd the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him: do not be afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
KJVAnd he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to him, The Lord says this, Since as you have sent messengers to ask Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to ask his word? Therefore you shall not come down off that bed on which you have gone up, but shall surely die.
KJVSo he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
GIGAKJVSo he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.
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